adieu
pronunciation
How to pronounce adieu in British English:
UK [əˈdju:]
How to pronounce adieu in American English:
US [əˈdu]
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- Noun:
- a farewell remark
Word Origin
- adieu
- late 14c., adewe, from French adieu, from phrase a dieu (vous) commant "I commend (you) to God," from a "to" (see ad) + dieu "God," from Latin deum, accusative of deus "god," from PIE *deiwos (see Zeus). Originally said to the party left; farewell was to the party setting forth.
Example
- 1. And now I must say adieu .
- 2. Bid adieu to growing profits .
- 3. The young man silently bade adieu to his hometown .
- 4. She waved adieu to us from the doorway .
- 5. If only we could really bid adieu to all voyeurs .