say goodbye

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say goodbye (third-person singular simple present says goodbye, present participle saying goodbye, simple past and past participle said goodbye)

(literal sense) To wish someone farewell upon their leaving.
- 1967, Lennon–McCartney (lyrics and music), “Hello, Goodbye”, performed by The Beatles:
  Hello, hello / I don't know why you say goodbye, I say hello
(idiomatic) To separate from someone or something.
Say goodbye to long waits at the airport with our new preboarding service.

If we can't agree on whether to have children, maybe it's time to say goodbye.

wish someone farewell upon their leaving

Japanese: いとまごいをする (itomagoi o suru), 別れを告げる (わかれをつげる, wakare o tsugeru), 告別する (ja) (こくべつする, kokubetsu suru)
Korean: 작별을 고하다 (jakbyeoreul gohada), 이별을 고하다 (ibyeoreul gohada), 리별을 고하다 (ribyeoreul gohada) (North Korea)
Norwegian: ta adjø, ta avskjed, ta farvel, si adjø
Polish: żegnać się (pl) impf, pożegnać się (pl) pf
Portuguese: despedir-se
Russian: проща́ться (ru) impf (proščátʹsja), прости́ться (ru) pf (prostítʹsja), попроща́ться (ru) pf (poproščátʹsja)
Slovene: se posloviti
Spanish: despedirse (es)
Swedish: ta farväl
Turkish: hoşçakal demek
Ukrainian: проща́тися impf (proščátysja), прости́тися pf (prostýtysja), попроща́тися pf (poproščátysja)
Vietnamese: chia tay (vi)
Volapük: leditön (vo)

separate from someone