1
: a wish of well-being at parting : goodbye
said their farewells and headed home
2
a
: an act of departure : leave-taking
I will take my farewell of this place tomorrow.
b
: a formal occasion honoring a person about to leave or retire
held a great farewell for the retiring senator
: of or relating to leave-taking : final
a farewell performance
Examples of farewell in a Sentence
Noun
They said their farewells and headed home.
the exchange student and her host family said their tearful farewells, promising to keep in touch
Verb
The retiring teacher was farewelled by the whole school at a special assembly.
Adjective
The band gave a farewell concert.
the singer's farewell tour seemed to last almost as long as her entire career
Recent Examples on the Web
Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 17 Jan. 2025
Tom Sandoval bids farewell to Vanderpump Rules after Bravo scraps cast for season 12
While Kent has a lot to look forward to as a mother, her future on Vanderpump Rules has come to an end.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 2 Jan. 2025
Chrissy Suttles, Axios, 20 Mar. 2025
Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams bid farewell to the International Space Station -- their home since last spring -- departing aboard a SpaceX capsule alongside two other astronauts.
—arkansasonline.com, 19 Mar. 2025
Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 17 Jan. 2025
Tom Sandoval bids farewell to Vanderpump Rules after Bravo scraps cast for season 12
While Kent has a lot to look forward to as a mother, her future on Vanderpump Rules has come to an end.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 2 Jan. 2025
Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Mar. 2025
The greatest Stranger Things twist ever might be if the Netflix series actually streams its farewell season in 2025, as planned.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 30 Jan. 2025
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Imperative verb
On our sailing, guests would say farewell or hop on for the first time at every port.
—Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 17 Jan. 2025
Tom Sandoval bids farewell to Vanderpump Rules after Bravo scraps cast for season 12
While Kent has a lot to look forward to as a mother, her future on Vanderpump Rules has come to an end.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 2 Jan. 2025
Noun
Friday Bid farewell to winter at The Thaw's final weekend with live music, fire performances and a ceremonial snowman burning at 7:30pm.
—Chrissy Suttles, Axios, 20 Mar. 2025
Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams bid farewell to the International Space Station -- their home since last spring -- departing aboard a SpaceX capsule alongside two other astronauts.
—arkansasonline.com, 19 Mar. 2025
Verb
On our sailing, guests would say farewell or hop on for the first time at every port.
—Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 17 Jan. 2025
Tom Sandoval bids farewell to Vanderpump Rules after Bravo scraps cast for season 12
While Kent has a lot to look forward to as a mother, her future on Vanderpump Rules has come to an end.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 2 Jan. 2025
Adjective
What People Are Saying As the Crew Dragon capsule drifted away from the station, NASA astronaut Anne McClain radioed a farewell message from orbit.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Mar. 2025
The greatest Stranger Things twist ever might be if the Netflix series actually streams its farewell season in 2025, as planned.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 30 Jan. 2025
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Cite this Entry
“Farewell.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/farewell. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.
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farewell
1 of 3 imperative verb
fare·well
fa(ə)r-ˈwel 
fe(ə)r-
: get along well
—used to or by one departing
farewell
2 of 3 noun1
: an expression of good wishes at parting : good-bye
2
: an act of departure
farewell
3 of 3 adjective
fare·well
ˌfa(ə)r-ˌwel,
ˌfe(ə)r-
: of or relating to a time or act of leaving : final
a farewell concert
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