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# goodbye

exclamation (Goodbye!); noun (a goodbye, goodbyes); also good-bye, good-by (USA)

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

## Everyday

1. Goodbye is what you say when you leave someone or when they leave. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/goodbye/#m1)
2. A goodbye is the act of saying this: a sad goodbye. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/goodbye/#m2)

### In the lessons

In lessons about manners, saying goodbye politely when you leave a friend's house, a shop or a phone call is good manners: «Goodbye, and thank you for having me». Shorter and more casual: bye, bye-bye, see you, see you later, cheerio (UK), catch you later; in Australia and New Zealand «see ya» or «hooroo» (Aus, old-fashioned). In stories a goodbye can be sad, like moving away or the death of a pet. Phrases: say goodbye, wave goodbye, kiss goodbye, goodbye for now.

### Examples

- Say goodbye to Grandma before we leave. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/goodbye/#x1)
- Goodbye! See you tomorrow! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/goodbye/#x2)
- We waved goodbye to Dad at the station. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/goodbye/#x3)
- Saying goodbye to my best friend was very sad. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/goodbye/#x4)
- It's polite to say goodbye when you hang up the phone. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/goodbye/#x5)
- We said a last goodbye to our old dog. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/goodbye/#x6)
- «Goodbye, Miss Clark!» the children called. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/goodbye/#x7)
- Bye-bye, little kitten! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/goodbye/#x8)
- So, goodbye for the present, you will soon see me back.” [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/goodbye/#x9)

### Note

Usually one word: «goodbye»; plural «goodbyes». «Say goodbye to someone». Ordinary goodbye is informal enough for all situations; «bye» is more casual. «Goodbye» comes from an old phrase meaning «God be with you».

## On Mova

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