interj. [ Fare (thou, you) + well. ] Go well; good-by; adieu; -- originally applied to a person departing, but by custom now applied both to those who depart and those who remain. It is often separated by the pronoun; as, fare you well; and is sometimes used as an expression of separation only; as, farewell the year; farewell, ye sweet groves; that is, I bid you farewell. [ 1913 Webster ]

So farewell hope, and with hope, farewell fear. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

Fare thee well! and if forever,
Still forever fare thee well. Byron. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The primary accent is sometimes placed on the first syllable, especially in poetry. [ 1913 Webster ]

Farewell

n. 1. A wish of happiness or welfare at parting; the parting compliment; a good-by; adieu. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Act of departure; leave-taking; a last look at, or reference to something. [ 1913 Webster ]

And takes her farewell of the glorious sun. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Before I take my farewell of the subject. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]

Farewell

a. Parting; valedictory; final; as, a farewell discourse; his farewell bow. [ 1913 Webster ]

Leans in his spear to take his farewell view. Tickell. [ 1913 Webster ]

Farewell rock (Mining), the Millstone grit; -- so called because no coal is found worth working below this stratum. It is used for hearths of furnaces, having power to resist intense heat. Ure. [ 1913 Webster ]

Chinese-English: CC-CEDICT DictionaryCC-CEDICT CN-EN Dictionary

诀

[诀 / 訣, jué, ㄐㄩㄝˊ]farewell; secrets (of an art)#14308[Add to Longdo]

送别

[送别 / 送別, sòng bié, ㄙㄨㄥˋ ㄅㄧㄝˊ]farewell#25318[Add to Longdo]

饯

[饯 / 餞, jiàn, ㄐㄧㄢˋ]farewell dinner; preserves#79180[Add to Longdo]

赆

[赆 / 贐, jìn, ㄐㄧㄣˋ]farewell presents#219137[Add to Longdo]

賮

[賮, jìn, ㄐㄧㄣˋ]farewell presents[Add to Longdo]

German-English: TU-Chemnitz DING DictionaryDING DE-EN Dictionary

Abschiedsbrief { m }

farewell letter[Add to Longdo]

Abschiedsfeier { f } | Abschiedsfeiern { pl }

farewell party | farewell parties[Add to Longdo]

Abschiedsgeschenk { n }

farewell gift; parting gift[Add to Longdo]

Abschiedsrede { f } | Abschiedsreden { pl }

farewell speech | farewell speeches[Add to Longdo]

Abschlussfest { n }

farewell party[Add to Longdo]

Japanese-English: EDICT DictionaryEDICT JP-EN Dictionary

別れ

[わかれ, wakare](n) parting; separation; farewell; (lateral) branch; fork; offshoot; division; section; (P)#5216[Add to Longdo]

送る

[おくる, okuru](v5r, vt) (1) to send (a thing); to dispatch; to despatch; (2) to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); (3) to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; (4) to spend (time); to live one's life; (5) to pass (down the line); (6) (See 送り仮名) to affix okurigana; (P)#6212[Add to Longdo]

さらば

[saraba](conj, int) farewell#9825[Add to Longdo]

見送り

[みおくり, miokuri](n) seeing one off; farewell; escort; (P)#12018[Add to Longdo]

あばよ

[abayo](conj, int) good-bye; farewell[Add to Longdo]

おさらば

[osaraba](n, vs) good-bye; farewell[Add to Longdo]

お別れ

[おわかれ, owakare](n) farewell[Add to Longdo]

ご機嫌よう;御機嫌よう

[ごきげんよう, gokigenyou](int) (1) (uk) how do you do?; nice to meet you; (2) adieu; farewell; bon voyage[Add to Longdo]