Collocation
say goodbye
to express farewell to someone when leaving or ending a relationship or situation
Definition
'say goodbye' is a common English collocation. to express farewell to someone when leaving or ending a relationship or situation
say + goodbye (+ to + someone)
“I went back to say goodbye to my friends before I left.”
Examples
- I need to say goodbye before I go.
- She turned around to say goodbye to her classmates.
- We said goodbye at the door and promised to keep in touch.
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- He forgot to say goodbye and left in a hurry.
- After the meeting ended, I stayed behind to say goodbye to the host.
- They said goodbye quietly so they would not wake the baby.
- She will say goodbye to her old apartment before moving out.
- It was hard to say goodbye after working together for ten years.
- Before boarding the flight, he called his parents to say goodbye.
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