farewell
/ˌfeəˈwel/noun
उच्चारण फ़ेअवेल
विदाई
Basic word
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[C, U]
the act of saying goodbye to somebody; a party or event organized for somebody who is leaving
विदाई
- a farewell party
- bid farewell
- The students gave their teacher a warm farewell.
+ 2 more examples
- They said farewell at the station.
- A farewell dinner was held for the retiring principal.
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§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
say farewell to + noun
Say 'say farewell to' a person or place when you leave for a long time or for good.
जब आप लंबे समय या हमेशा के लिए जाएँ, तब व्यक्ति या स्थान के लिए 'say farewell to' कहते हैं।
- Radhika said farewell to her college friends.
- We bid farewell to the old year.
farewell + noun
Used before a noun for the event: farewell party, farewell speech, farewell match.
संज्ञा से पहले आयोजन के लिए: farewell party, farewell speech, farewell match।
- The seniors were given a farewell party.
- He gave a short farewell speech.
farewell (exclamation, old-fashioned)
As an exclamation it means goodbye and is now literary.
Exclamation के रूप में इसका अर्थ अलविदा है और अब यह साहित्यिक प्रयोग है।
- Farewell, my friend!
a farewell to arms / a farewell to + something
'A farewell to' something means the end of an activity or custom.
'A farewell to' किसी गतिविधि या प्रथा के अंत को बताता है।
- The champion's last match was a farewell to the game.
+Collocations 4
verb + farewell
bidsaywavewishbid a tearfulgive
- The villagers bid a tearful farewell to the teacher.
adjective + farewell
tearfulemotionalfinalformalwarmsad
- She gave an emotional farewell to her classmates.
farewell + noun
partyspeechdinnergiftceremonymessage
- The batch organised a farewell dinner for the principal.
farewell to + noun
armschildhoodthe pastschoolthe city
- The poem is a farewell to childhood.
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- The school held a farewell for the retiring headmaster.
विद्यालय ने सेवानिवृत्त हो रहे प्रधानाचार्य की विदाई का आयोजन किया।
- They bid farewell at the railway station with tears.
उन्होंने रेलवे स्टेशन पर आँसुओं के साथ विदा ली।
- He played his farewell match at the Wankhede Stadium.
उसने वानखेड़े स्टेडियम में अपना विदाई मैच खेला।
- Radhika wrote a farewell note and left it on the desk.
राधिका ने विदाई का एक पत्र लिखकर मेज़ पर छोड़ दिया।
- With a final wave, she said farewell to the village.
अंतिम बार हाथ हिलाकर उसने गाँव को अलविदा कहा।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ She bade farewell with her friends.
✓ She bade farewell to her friends.
The preposition after farewell is 'to'.
Farewell के बाद preposition 'to' आता है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These words are used when people part, with different formality.
ये शब्द बिछड़ते समय प्रयोग होते हैं, पर औपचारिकता अलग है।
Formal or emotional goodbye, often for a long separation.
औपचारिक या भावुक विदाई, प्रायः लंबे बिछोह के लिए।
- They bade farewell at the gate.
send-off
A party or gathering to see someone off on a journey or new job.
किसी को यात्रा या नई नौकरी के लिए विदा करने का आयोजन।
- The team gave him a warm send-off.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
?Which word?
Keep the goodbye words: farewell (formal), goodbye, bye, adieu (French, literary), send-off (a gathering to say goodbye to somebody), valediction (a formal speech of farewell; the valedictorian gives it at a graduation).
अलविदा के शब्द याद रखिए: farewell (औपचारिक), goodbye, bye, adieu (French, साहित्यिक), send-off (किसी को विदा करने के लिए जमावड़ा), valediction (विदाई का औपचारिक भाषण; दीक्षांत पर valedictorian इसे देता है)।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Bid farewell (say goodbye: 'We bid farewell to our seniors'), farewell party, farewell speech, a fond farewell.
Collocation अक्सर पूछा जाता है: bid farewell (विदा कहना: 'We bid farewell to our seniors'), farewell party (विदाई समारोह), farewell speech, a fond farewell।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Literature: Ernest Hemingway's novel 'A Farewell to Arms' (1929).
साहित्य में Ernest Hemingway का उपन्यास 'A Farewell to Arms' (1929)।