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🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

Abschied

Pronunciation / Transliteration: /ˈapʃiːt/

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Farewell/ˌfɛərˈwɛl/
nouninterjectionCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #2100 frequency
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Sie nahm einen traurigen Abschied von ihrer Familie."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    An act of parting or of saying goodbye to someone.

    "Family and friends gathered at the station to bid a fond farewell."
As interjection
  1. 1

    Used to express good wishes when parting or leaving.

    "Farewell, my friends, until we meet again."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from Middle English 'fare well', originating from the imperative phrase 'fare well' meaning 'travel/go well'. The components trace back to Old English 'faran' (to go, travel) and Germanic roots, evolving into a unified noun and formal interjection denoting parting.

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