"say goodbye" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: En-au-say goodbye.ogg Forms: says goodbye [present, singular, third-person], saying goodbye [participle, present], said goodbye [participle, past], said goodbye [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|say<,,said> goodbye}} say goodbye (third-person singular simple present says goodbye, present participle saying goodbye, simple past and past participle said goodbye)
  1. (literal sense) To wish someone farewell upon their leaving. Related terms: say hello, wave goodbye Translations (wish someone farewell upon their leaving): وَدَّعَ (waddaʕa) (Arabic), sağollaşmaq (Azerbaijani), vidalaşmaq (Azerbaijani), xudahafizləşmək (Azerbaijani), agurkatu (Basque), разві́твацца (razvítvacca) [imperfective] (Belarusian), развіта́цца (razvitácca) [perfective] (Belarusian), адві́твацца (advítvacca) [imperfective] (Belarusian), адвіта́цца (advitácca) [perfective] (Belarusian), жагна́цца (žahnácca) [imperfective] (Belarusian), пажагна́цца (pažahnácca) [perfective] (Belarusian), 告別 (Chinese Mandarin), 告别 (gàobié) (Chinese Mandarin), loučit se [imperfective] (Czech), gedag zeggen (Dutch), vaarwel zeggen (Dutch), afscheid nemen (Dutch), hyvästellä (Finnish), dire adieu (French), faire ses adieux (French), prendre congé de (French), dire au revoir (French), Abschied nehmen (German), sich verabschieden (German), Lebewohl sagen (German), auf Wiedersehen sagen (German), αποχαιρετώ (apochairetó) (Greek), búcsúzik (Hungarian), elbúcsúzik (Hungarian), elköszön (Hungarian), búcsút mond (Hungarian), búcsút vesz (Hungarian), ceiliúir (Irish), congedarsi (Italian), いとまごいをする (itomagoi o suru) (Japanese), 別れを告げる (wakare o tsugeru) (alt: わかれをつげる) (Japanese), 告別する (kokubetsu suru) (alt: こくべつする) (Japanese), 작별을 고하다 (jakbyeoreul gohada) (Korean), 이별을 고하다 (ibyeoreul gohada) (Korean), 리별을 고하다 (ribyeoreul gohada) [North-Korea] (Korean), ta adjø (Norwegian), ta avskjed (Norwegian), ta farvel (Norwegian), si adjø (Norwegian), celebraid (Old Irish), żegnać się [imperfective] (Polish), pożegnać się [perfective] (Polish), despedir-se (Portuguese), проща́ться (proščátʹsja) [imperfective] (Russian), прости́ться (prostítʹsja) [perfective] (Russian), попроща́ться (poproščátʹsja) [perfective] (Russian), se posloviti (Slovene), despedirse (Spanish), ta farväl (Swedish), hoşçakal demek (Turkish), проща́тися (proščátysja) [imperfective] (Ukrainian), прости́тися (prostýtysja) [perfective] (Ukrainian), попроща́тися (poproščátysja) [perfective] (Ukrainian), chia tay (Vietnamese), leditön (Volapük)
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  2. (idiomatic) To separate from someone or something. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms (separate from someone): take one's leave Translations (separate from someone): elbúcsúzik (Hungarian), búcsút mond (Hungarian), elválnak útjaik (Hungarian)
    Sense id: en-say_goodbye-en-verb-2eYV6Gav Disambiguation of 'separate from someone': 3 96 1 Disambiguation of 'separate from someone': 3 96 1
  3. (idiomatic, figurative) To cease to have, or have to do, something. Tags: figuratively, idiomatic
    Sense id: en-say_goodbye-en-verb-wRBZqqDD

Inflected forms

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        "(literal sense) To wish someone farewell upon their leaving."
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          "roman": "žahnácca",
          "sense": "wish someone farewell upon their leaving",
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          "sense": "wish someone farewell upon their leaving",
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          "sense": "wish someone farewell upon their leaving",
          "word": "dire adieu"
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          "sense": "wish someone farewell upon their leaving",
          "word": "faire ses adieux"
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          "sense": "wish someone farewell upon their leaving",
          "word": "prendre congé de"
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          "sense": "wish someone farewell upon their leaving",
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          "sense": "wish someone farewell upon their leaving",
          "word": "Abschied nehmen"
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          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "wish someone farewell upon their leaving",
          "word": "sich verabschieden"
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          "code": "de",
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          "sense": "wish someone farewell upon their leaving",
          "word": "Lebewohl sagen"
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          "sense": "wish someone farewell upon their leaving",
          "word": "auf Wiedersehen sagen"
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          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "apochairetó",
          "sense": "wish someone farewell upon their leaving",
          "word": "αποχαιρετώ"
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          "sense": "wish someone farewell upon their leaving",
          "word": "búcsúzik"
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          "sense": "wish someone farewell upon their leaving",
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          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "wish someone farewell upon their leaving",
          "word": "ceiliúir"
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          "code": "sga",
          "lang": "Old Irish",
          "sense": "wish someone farewell upon their leaving",
          "word": "celebraid"
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          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "wish someone farewell upon their leaving",
          "word": "congedarsi"
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          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "itomagoi o suru",
          "sense": "wish someone farewell upon their leaving",
          "word": "いとまごいをする"
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          "alt": "わかれをつげる",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "wakare o tsugeru",
          "sense": "wish someone farewell upon their leaving",
          "word": "別れを告げる"
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          "_dis1": "98 1 1",
          "alt": "こくべつする",
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          "roman": "kokubetsu suru",
          "sense": "wish someone farewell upon their leaving",
          "word": "告別する"
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          "roman": "jakbyeoreul gohada",
          "sense": "wish someone farewell upon their leaving",
          "word": "작별을 고하다"
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          "roman": "ibyeoreul gohada",
          "sense": "wish someone farewell upon their leaving",
          "word": "이별을 고하다"
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          "roman": "ribyeoreul gohada",
          "sense": "wish someone farewell upon their leaving",
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          "word": "리별을 고하다"
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          "sense": "wish someone farewell upon their leaving",
          "word": "ta adjø"
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          "sense": "wish someone farewell upon their leaving",
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          "word": "ta farvel"
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          "sense": "wish someone farewell upon their leaving",
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          "word": "żegnać się"
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          "sense": "wish someone farewell upon their leaving",
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          "sense": "wish someone farewell upon their leaving",
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          "sense": "wish someone farewell upon their leaving",
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          "word": "проща́ться"
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      "sense": "wish someone farewell upon their leaving",
      "word": "告別"
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      "sense": "wish someone farewell upon their leaving",
      "word": "gedag zeggen"
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      "sense": "wish someone farewell upon their leaving",
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      "code": "nl",
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      "sense": "wish someone farewell upon their leaving",
      "word": "afscheid nemen"
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      "sense": "wish someone farewell upon their leaving",
      "word": "faire ses adieux"
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      "sense": "wish someone farewell upon their leaving",
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      "sense": "wish someone farewell upon their leaving",
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      "word": "Abschied nehmen"
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      "sense": "wish someone farewell upon their leaving",
      "word": "sich verabschieden"
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "wish someone farewell upon their leaving",
      "word": "Lebewohl sagen"
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "wish someone farewell upon their leaving",
      "word": "auf Wiedersehen sagen"
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      "sense": "wish someone farewell upon their leaving",
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      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "wish someone farewell upon their leaving",
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      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "wish someone farewell upon their leaving",
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      "sense": "wish someone farewell upon their leaving",
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      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "wish someone farewell upon their leaving",
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      "sense": "wish someone farewell upon their leaving",
      "word": "ceiliúir"
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      "sense": "wish someone farewell upon their leaving",
      "word": "celebraid"
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      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "wish someone farewell upon their leaving",
      "word": "congedarsi"
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      "roman": "itomagoi o suru",
      "sense": "wish someone farewell upon their leaving",
      "word": "いとまごいをする"
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      "alt": "わかれをつげる",
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      "roman": "wakare o tsugeru",
      "sense": "wish someone farewell upon their leaving",
      "word": "別れを告げる"
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      "roman": "kokubetsu suru",
      "sense": "wish someone farewell upon their leaving",
      "word": "告別する"
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      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "jakbyeoreul gohada",
      "sense": "wish someone farewell upon their leaving",
      "word": "작별을 고하다"
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      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "ibyeoreul gohada",
      "sense": "wish someone farewell upon their leaving",
      "word": "이별을 고하다"
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      "code": "ko",
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      "sense": "wish someone farewell upon their leaving",
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      "word": "리별을 고하다"
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    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "wish someone farewell upon their leaving",
      "word": "ta adjø"
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    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "wish someone farewell upon their leaving",
      "word": "ta avskjed"
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    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "wish someone farewell upon their leaving",
      "word": "ta farvel"
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    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "wish someone farewell upon their leaving",
      "word": "si adjø"
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "wish someone farewell upon their leaving",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "żegnać się"
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "wish someone farewell upon their leaving",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "pożegnać się"
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      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "wish someone farewell upon their leaving",
      "word": "despedir-se"
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    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "proščátʹsja",
      "sense": "wish someone farewell upon their leaving",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "проща́ться"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "prostítʹsja",
      "sense": "wish someone farewell upon their leaving",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
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      "word": "прости́ться"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "poproščátʹsja",
      "sense": "wish someone farewell upon their leaving",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "попроща́ться"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "wish someone farewell upon their leaving",
      "word": "se posloviti"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "wish someone farewell upon their leaving",
      "word": "despedirse"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "wish someone farewell upon their leaving",
      "word": "ta farväl"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "wish someone farewell upon their leaving",
      "word": "hoşçakal demek"
    },
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      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "proščátysja",
      "sense": "wish someone farewell upon their leaving",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "проща́тися"
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      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "prostýtysja",
      "sense": "wish someone farewell upon their leaving",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "прости́тися"
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      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "poproščátysja",
      "sense": "wish someone farewell upon their leaving",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "попроща́тися"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "wish someone farewell upon their leaving",
      "word": "chia tay"
    },
    {
      "code": "vo",
      "lang": "Volapük",
      "sense": "wish someone farewell upon their leaving",
      "word": "leditön"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "separate from someone",
      "word": "elbúcsúzik"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "separate from someone",
      "word": "búcsút mond"
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    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "separate from someone",
      "word": "elválnak útjaik"
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  "word": "say goodbye"
}

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