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# farewell

noun (a farewell, farewells); exclamation (farewell!); adjective (farewell, as in «a farewell party»)

«farewell» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (old-fashioned or formal) Goodbye, as in «Farewell, my friend!» [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/farewell/#m1)
2. (noun) The act of saying goodbye, especially when someone leaves for a long time, as in «We said our farewells». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/farewell/#m2)
3. (adjective) Done to say goodbye, as in «a farewell party». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/farewell/#m3)

### In the lessons

In stories, poems and old books, characters say «Farewell!» when parting, often for ever. In school, a «farewell assembly» is held when Year 6 leaves or a teacher retires. In everyday life, «bid farewell» means say goodbye. Phrases: «say farewell», «bid farewell», «a fond farewell».

### Examples

- We had a farewell party for our teacher. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/farewell/#x1)
- «Farewell!» said the knight, riding away. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/farewell/#x2)
- They said their farewells at the airport. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/farewell/#x3)
- The class sang a farewell song in the last assembly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/farewell/#x4)
- We bid farewell to summer as the leaves fell. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/farewell/#x5)
- She waved a fond farewell from the train. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/farewell/#x6)
- "Farewell, farewell," whispered the little elf. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/farewell/#x7)

### Note

One word: «farewell», not «fare well» (though it comes from «fare well», meaning «travel well»). More formal than «bye».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «farewell» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/farewell/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«farewell» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/farewell.html) on Mova free.