farewell

4 definitions • 8 examples

goodbye

an occasion when someone says goodbye:

say your farewells We said our sad farewells and got on the bus.

sad farewell Hundreds of mourners were there to bid a sad farewell to the star.

bid someone/something farewell A large crowd turned out to bid him farewell.

fond farewell He bid us both a fond (= affectionate) farewell.

a farewell party

goodbye:

We said our farewells to our dear friends.

done at the time someone is leaving a place or job:

a farewell speech

We gave Latoya a farewell party on her last day.