Farewell vs Bye - What's the difference?
farewell | bye |
A wish of happiness or welfare at parting, especially a permanent departure; the parting compliment; a goodbye; adieu.
* {{quote-book, year=1922, author=(Ben Travers)
, chapter=5, title= An act of departure; leave-taking; a last look at, or reference to something.
* (William Shakespeare) (1564-1616)
* (Joseph Addison) (1672-1719)
Parting, valedictory, final.
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*:“I'm through with all pawn-games,” I laughed. “Come, let us have a game of lansquenet. Either I will take a farewell fall out of you or you will have your sevenfold revenge”.
goodbye
* Milton
To bid farewell or say goodbye
* {{quote-news, year=2009, date=February 9, author=Neil Wilson and staff writers, title=Tributes for newsman Brian Naylor and wife, killed in fires, work=Herald Sun
, passage=He farewelled viewers with a warm sign-off after each bulletin: "May your news be good news, and goodnight." }}
(sports) The position of a person or team in a tournament or competition who draws no opponent in a particular round so advances to the next round unopposed, or is awarded points for a win in a league table; also the phantom opponent of such a person or team.
(cricket) An extra scored when the batsmen take runs after the ball has passed the striker without hitting either the bat or the batsman.
(obsolete) A dwelling.
(obsolete) A thing not directly aimed at; something which is a secondary object of regard; an object by the way, etc.
* Fuller
As nouns the difference between farewell and bye
is that farewell is a wish of happiness or welfare at parting, especially a permanent departure; the parting compliment; a goodbye; adieu while bye is (sports) the position of a person or team in a tournament or competition who draws no opponent in a particular round so advances to the next round unopposed, or is awarded points for a win in a league table; also the phantom opponent of such a person or team or bye can be .As interjections the difference between farewell and bye
is that farewell is goodbye while bye is (colloquial) goodbye.As an adjective farewell
is parting, valedictory, final.As a verb farewell
is to bid farewell or say goodbye.As a preposition bye is
.farewell
English
Noun
(en noun)A Cuckoo in the Nest, passage=The departure was not unduly prolonged.
- And takes her farewell of the glorious sun.
- Before I take my farewell of the subject.
Adjective
(-)Interjection
(en interjection)- He said "Farewell !" and left.
- So farewell' hope, and with hope, ' farewell fear.
Verb
(en verb)citation
bye
English
Etymology 1
Variant form of (by), from (etyl) (being near) .Noun
(en noun)- Craig's Crew plays the bye next week.
- (Gibson)
- The Synod of Dort condemneth upon the bye even the discipline of the Church of England.