Au Revoir
WordNet
noun
(1) A farewell remark
"They said their good-byes"
WiktionaryText
Etymology
Borrowed from French with relatively formal but otherwise identical meaning, possibly due to the cumbersome nature of formal English equivalents.
Interjection
- Goodbye till we meet again.
- 2000 January 22, Carl Kasell (announcer), “Listener Limerick Challenge”, Wait, Wait...Don’t Tell Me!, National Public Radio
- Though about it the South used to brag / I’m afraid it’s become such a drag / We should say au revoirs / To the old stars and bars
- 2001 November 23, Jack Hassell, “Au Revoir!”, Object Management Group, mail archive, www.omg.org http://www.omg.org/archives/dtc/msg03667.html
- After about 40++ TC meetings and over seven years, it's time to say "au revoir" - at least for now.
- 2000 January 22, Carl Kasell (announcer), “Listener Limerick Challenge”, Wait, Wait...Don’t Tell Me!, National Public Radio
Synonyms
- addio, adieu, adios, aloha, arrivederci, auf Wiedersehen, bye, bye-bye, cheerio, cheers, ciao, farewell, good-by, good-bye, goodbye, good day, sayonara, shalom, so long
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