good·bye [or] good-bye
 goodbye [or] good-bye
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- pronunciation:
- gUd
baI
- parts of speech:
- interjection, noun
- features:
- Word History
| part of speech: |
interjection |
| definition: |
"Goodbye" is a word that people say when they are leaving or when they are ending a telephone call.
I said "goodbye" to my friend's mom and dad when I was leaving their house.
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| inflections: |
good--byes, good--bys, good-byes |
| definition: |
A goodbye is something people say when they leave each other, or the act of saying "goodbye" to someone.
They said their goodbyes at the airport.Heather hates goodbyes because they are too sad for her. |
Good-bye comes from the early English word
godbwye. This word was a shortened form of "god be with ye," a way of wishing a person well when parting.