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Definition 2024

say_goodbye

say goodbye

English

Verb

say goodbye ‎(third-person singular simple present says goodbye, present participle saying goodbye, simple past and past participle said goodbye)

(literal sense) To wish someone farewell upon their leaving.
(idiomatic) to separate from someone

Synonyms

(separate from someone): take one's leave

Translations

wish someone farewell upon their leaving

Chinese:
Mandarin: 告別 (zh), 告别 (zh) ‎(gàobié)
Czech: loučit se impf
Dutch: zeg gedag
Finnish: hyvästellä
French: dire adieu (fr), faire ses adieux (fr), prendre congé de (fr)
German: Abschied nehmen, sich verabschieden (de)
Italian: congedarsi
Japanese: いとまごいをする ‎(itomagoi o suru), 別れを告げる ‎(わかれをつげる, wakare o tsugeru), 告別する (ja) ‎(こくべつする, kokubetsu suru)

Norwegian: ta adjø, ta avskjed, ta farvel
Polish: żegnać się (pl) impf, pożegnać się (pl) pf
Portuguese: despedir-se
Russian: проща́ться (ru) impf ‎(proščátʹsja), прости́ться (ru) pf ‎(prostítʹsja), попроща́ться (ru) pf ‎(poproščátʹsja)
Slovene: se posloviti
Spanish: despedirse (es)
Turkish: hoşçakal demek
Vietnamese: chia tay
Volapük: leditön (vo)

separate from someone

See also

say hello