goodbye
/ɡʊdˈbaɪ/ (bre, ipa) · [ɡˌʊdbˈaɪ] /ɡʊdˈbaɪ/ (ame, ipa)
goodbye — exclamation
1. said to someone at the moment you or they are going away.
said to someone at the moment you or they are going away.
Goodbye, Karim, text me when you get home.
Goodbye, + name before parting
At the gate, Elise hugged her aunt and said, "Goodbye!"
used as the final spoken word
"Goodbye, everyone," Christopher called as the bus pulled away.
Mateo whispered goodbye before the library doors closed behind him.
文法句型
Goodbye!
Goodbye, + name
goodbye, + see you + time
用法筆記
Placed at the point of parting, often by itself or before a short follow-up comment. In casual speech, many people choose the shorter form 'bye', but 'goodbye' sounds slightly fuller or more definite.
常見錯誤
goodbye — noun
- goodbyesingular
- goodbyesplural
1. a word, message, or gesture that marks a person's departure.
a word, message, or gesture that marks a person's departure.
With a quick goodbye, Charlotte ran to catch the last train.
a quick goodbye as a noun phrase
Dahlia waved goodbye to Karim from the taxi window.
wave goodbye to + person
Their long goodbye outside the dorm made Hari miss the bus.
Camille blew a cheerful goodbye across the crowded platform.
- farewell
more formal and often used in speeches or messages
- parting
focuses more on the emotional moment of separation
- leave-taking
more literary and much less common in ordinary speech
文法句型
say goodbye
wave goodbye to + person
a quick/long goodbye
用法筆記
Often follows verbs such as 'say', 'wave', 'kiss', or 'blow', and it can take adjectives like 'quick' or 'long'. Unlike the exclamation sense, this meaning behaves like a noun inside a larger sentence.