goodbye

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See also: good-bye and good bye

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Etymology

From earlier goodby, Godby, Godby'e, Godbwye, God b'w'y, God bwy yee, God buy you, God be wi' you, each a progressively shorter contraction of "God be with ye" or "God be with you". Note the change of God to good by confusion with good morning, good day, etc.

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goodbye

  1. Farewell; a formula used to another person or persons when the speaker, writer, or person addressed is departing.

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  • Japanese: グッドバイ (guddobai), グッバイ (gubbai)
  • Afrikaans: koebaai (informal), baai (informal)

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Noun

goodbye (plural goodbyes)

  1. An utterance of goodbye, the wishing of farewell to someone.
    They made their good-byes.
    We have time for a short goodbye.

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Verb

goodbye (third-person singular simple present goodbyes, present participle goodbying or goodbyeing, simple past and past participle goodbyed)

  1. To say goodbye; to wish somebody farewell on parting.