say goodbye

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say goodbye

verb says goodbye · saying goodbye · said goodbye

  1. To wish someone farewell upon their leaving. Hello, hello / I don't know why you say goodbye, I say hello
  2. idiomatic To separate from someone or something. If we can't agree on whether to have children, maybe it's time to say goodbye.

    Similar: take one's leave

  3. figuratively, idiomatic To cease to have, or have to do, something. Say goodbye to long waits at the airport with our new preboarding service.

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verb wish someone farewell upon their leaving

Españoldespedirse
한국어작별을 고하다 jakbyeoreul gohada, 이별을 고하다 ibyeoreul gohada
日本語いとまごいをする itomagoi o suru, 別れを告げる wakare o tsugeru, 告別する kokubetsu suru
中文告別 /告别 gàobié
Portuguêsdespedir-se
Françaisdire adieu, faire ses adieux, prendre congé de, dire au revoir
DeutschAbschied nehmen, sich verabschieden, Lebewohl sagen, auf Wiedersehen sagen
Italianocongedarsi
Ελληνικάαποχαιρετώ apochairetó
Русскийпроща́ться proščátʹsja, прости́ться prostítʹsja, попроща́ться poproščátʹsja
Tiếng Việtchia tay
العربيةوَدَّعَ waddaʕa

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@misc{say_goodbye_2026,
  title = {say goodbye},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/say%20goodbye},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}