Farewell vs Fired - What's the difference?
farewell | fired |
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." }}
As adjectives the difference between farewell and fired
is that farewell is parting, valedictory, final while fired is let go from a job.As verbs the difference between farewell and fired
is that farewell is to bid farewell or say goodbye while fired is (fire).As a noun farewell
is a wish of happiness or welfare at parting, especially a permanent departure; the parting compliment; a goodbye; adieu.As an interjection farewell
is goodbye.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
