Farewell Phrases

noun a farewell or goodbye

interjection used to express farewell

• As the evening drew to a close, the guests bid adieu to their hosts.
• After the movie ended, we said adieu and went our separate ways.
• I'm tired of this job, so I'm saying adieu to it and looking for something new.
• The end of summer felt like nature saying adieu with the leaves changing colors.

noun a farewell party or ceremony

verb to dispatch or cause to leave

preposition used to indicate the destination or recipient of something being sent

• The company will send off the official invitation letters tomorrow.
• I'll send off the package as soon as possible.
• She sent off a quick text to her friend before leaving.
• The crowd gathered to send off the retiring CEO with a standing ovation.

noun a word that functions as the name of a specific person, place, or thing (e.g. someone, way)

verb a word used to describe an action, state, or occurrence (e.g. send)

pronoun a word that can function by itself as a noun phrase and that refers either to the participants in the discourse (e.g. someone) or to someone or something mentioned elsewhere in the discourse (e.g. their)

preposition a word that shows the relationship between a noun (or pronoun) and other words in a sentence (e.g. on)

• The manager decided to send the employee on their way after repeated warnings about their behavior.
• The teacher had no choice but to send the disruptive student on their way.
• The bouncer had to send the troublemaker on their way from the club.
• After the breakup, she had to gather her strength and send him on his way for good.