au revoir — meaning in English

English meaning

• au revoir interjection Goodbye, said with the expectation of meeting again.
• goodbye intj A word used to say farewell when someone is leaving.
• parting noun The act of leaving or separating from someone, or the moment it happens.

Senses

au revoir is used for these senses in English:

• goodbye Farewell; a formula used to another person or persons when the speaker, writer, or person addressed is departing.
• parting A farewell, the act of departing politely.
• see you later (idiomatic) A phrase used at parting, and not necessarily implying that the person being addressed will be seen later by the speaker.

au revoir — full definition

1. interjection Goodbye, said with the expectation of meeting again.
2. noun An act of saying goodbye, especially a temporary one.

goodbye — full definition

1. intj A word used to say farewell when someone is leaving.
2. noun An act of saying farewell.

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