good-by — ozdic

Definitions

intj

1

Dated form of goodbye.

“Good-by, then,” said Phœbe, frankly. “I do not mean to be angry a great while, and should be sorry to have you think so. There has Cousin Hepzibah been standing in the shadow of the door-way, this quarter of an hour past! She thinks I stay too long in the damp garden. So, good-night, and good-by!”

noun

1

Dated form of goodbye.

Our daughter Lynda had been flying all night from California on the "Red Eye Special." She had just said good-by to her husband, Chuck, who was leaving for duty in Vietnam.

Collocations

4

VERB + GOOD-BY

said, say, saying

GOOD-BY + NOUN

husband, ph

PREP.

off, without

ADV.

then

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a farewell remark

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

6

01

“Good-by, then,” said Phœbe, frankly. “I do not mean to be angry a great while, and should be sorry to have you think so. There has Cousin Hepzibah been standing in the shadow of the door-way, this qu

Wiktionary

02

Our daughter Lynda had been flying all night from California on the "Red Eye Special." She had just said good-by to her husband, Chuck, who was leaving for duty in Vietnam.

Wiktionary

03

John went away without so much as saying good-by.

Tatoeba · #52708

04

Don't go off without saying good-by.

Tatoeba · #54009

05

He left without so much as saying good-by to me.

Tatoeba · #297486

06

He did not so much as say good-by to me.

Tatoeba · #297487

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, good-by is marked as dated. Watch for register when choosing this word.