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
Synonyms
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
Christopher Lamb, CNN, 27 Nov. 2024
Buenos Aires, the city that embraced him in life, was now bidding him farewell in death.
—Billboard Argentina, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
Lincee Ray, EW.com, 7 Dec. 2024
Ossietzky could take his time bidding his audience farewell.
—Longreads, 5 Dec. 2024
Christopher Lamb, CNN, 27 Nov. 2024
Too many people are spending too much time with their fonder farewells at the drop-off sign.
—Taylor Ardrey, USA TODAY, 22 Oct. 2024
Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
One moment when the hair is very much visible, though, came in the memories of Callas’ farewell London tour.
—Mark Peikert, IndieWire, 6 Dec. 2024
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Imperative verb
Blinken will bid the pope farewell as the beginning of an uncertain new era beckons.
—Christopher Lamb, CNN, 27 Nov. 2024
Buenos Aires, the city that embraced him in life, was now bidding him farewell in death.
—Billboard Argentina, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
Noun
Lord John is downright tickled by his new bride and bids her farewell.
—Lincee Ray, EW.com, 7 Dec. 2024
Ossietzky could take his time bidding his audience farewell.
—Longreads, 5 Dec. 2024
Verb
Blinken will bid the pope farewell as the beginning of an uncertain new era beckons.
—Christopher Lamb, CNN, 27 Nov. 2024
Too many people are spending too much time with their fonder farewells at the drop-off sign.
—Taylor Ardrey, USA TODAY, 22 Oct. 2024
Adjective
Viewers, grandchildren pay tribute to Scarborough The journalist's farewell tribute also included a video of his two grandchildren, Campbell and Grace Brett, behind the anchor desk taping an evening newscast.
—Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
One moment when the hair is very much visible, though, came in the memories of Callas’ farewell London tour.
—Mark Peikert, IndieWire, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Farewell.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/farewell. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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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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