Farewell
[feə'wel] or [,fɛr'wɛl]
Definition
(noun.) the act of departing politely; 'he disliked long farewells'; 'he took his leave'; 'parting is such sweet sorrow'.
(noun.) an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting.
Typist: Shelley--From WordNet
Definition
(interj.) Go well; good-by; adieu; -- originally applied to a person departing, but by custom now applied both to those who depart and those who remain. It is often separated by the pronoun; as, fare you well; and is sometimes used as an expression of separation only; as, farewell the year; farewell, ye sweet groves; that is, I bid you farewell.
(n.) A wish of happiness or welfare at parting; the parting compliment; a good-by; adieu.
(n.) Act of departure; leave-taking; a last look at, or reference to something.
(a.) Parting; valedictory; final; as, a farewell discourse; his farewell bow.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
ad. or interj. Adieu, good-by.
n. [1]. Adieu, valediction, leave-taking.[2]. Leave.
Typist: Miguel
Unserious Contents or Definition
To dream of bidding farewell, is not very favorable, as you are likely to hear unpleasant news of absent friends. For a young woman to bid her lover farewell, portends his indifference to her. If she feels no sadness in this farewell, she will soon find others to comfort her.
Editor: Stu
Examples
- I now take my farewell of your ladyship, and assure you that there's no danger of your ever being waited on by me again. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Farewell, Harry! Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- Indeed Captain Rawdon himself was much more affected at the leave-taking than the resolute little woman to whom he bade farewell. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- When she reached the door she turned for a moment to wave a quick farewell. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- She wept, however, as she bade me farewell, and entreated me to return happy and tranquil. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
- To midnight revelry, and the panting emulation of beauty, to costly dress and birth-day shew, to title and the gilded coronet, farewell! Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- Farewell, evermore. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- We parted: he gave me his pledge, and then his farewell. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- I have come hither, Rebecca insisted, with a stamp of her foot, to say farewell to my dearest and earliest friend. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Farewell, beloved child! Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- Farewell, my dear, excellent, Margaret. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
- Farewell to the glory and heraldry of England! Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- Farewell to the patriotic scene, to the love of liberty and well earned meed of virtuous aspiration! Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- Thay farewell to your family, and tharp'th the word. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- Mr. Skeggs, with his palmetto on and his cigar in his mouth, walks around to put farewell touches on his wares. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- The horses were put in--the driver mounted--the fat boy clambered up by his side--farewells were exchanged--and the carriage rattled off. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Cordial farewells were exchanged, and the party separated. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- She was to go without explanations or farewells, and to go at once. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- The girls stood in a semicircle; he was passing round, giving his farewells, pressing each hand, touching with his lips each cheek. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- Of her once more stopping, and looking back, and hurrying to Agnes, and giving Agnes, above all the others, her last kisses and farewells. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
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