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
Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
On our sailing, guests would say farewell or hop on for the first time at every port.
—Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 17 Jan. 2025
Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 10 May 2025
The group began the run in September of last year and it has been marketed – rather intensely – as a farewell.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025
Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 8 May 2025
So farewell to Clean Slate and farewell to the entire Freevee half-hour slate, now cleaned off the board.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 18 Mar. 2025
Most egregious is the woman who complains to Li that her daughter, a close friend of Vincent’s, did not receive a farewell text from him, as two others had.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
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Imperative verb
So farewell to Clean Slate and farewell to the entire Freevee half-hour slate, now cleaned off the board.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
On our sailing, guests would say farewell or hop on for the first time at every port.
—Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 17 Jan. 2025
Noun
Gene Simmons Band Mohegan Sun Arena, 1 Mohegan Sun Blvd., Uncasville
Kiss’ latest and presumably last farewell tour ended over a year ago, so Gene Simmons is now playing bass with his own Gene Simmons Band on May 11 at 8 p.m. at Mohegan Sun Arena.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 10 May 2025
The group began the run in September of last year and it has been marketed – rather intensely – as a farewell.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025
Verb
The Who farewell tour tickets go on sale to the general public at 10 a.m. May 16, thewho.com/tour/. There are also a The Who farewell tour tickets presale for Citi cardholders that runs from 10 a.m. May 13 to 10 p.m. May 15, www.citientertainment.com.
—Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 8 May 2025
So farewell to Clean Slate and farewell to the entire Freevee half-hour slate, now cleaned off the board.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Adjective
The celebration concluded the next morning with a farewell brunch at Hotel Colonnade.
—Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 18 Mar. 2025
Most egregious is the woman who complains to Li that her daughter, a close friend of Vincent’s, did not receive a farewell text from him, as two others had.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
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“Farewell.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/farewell. Accessed 17 May. 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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