单词 | adieu |
释义 | adieuv. 1. intransitive. To say ‘adieu’; to take one's leave. Also with to, with. Also in extended use. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > courteous act or expression > use formal courtesy in act or expression [verb (intransitive)] > bid farewell to take leavelOE to latch one's ease, one's leave1377 to take congee1377 fangc1400 adieua1500 to get one's leave?a1513 to take adieu (also farewell)1539 to shake hands1546 congeea1616 to give congeea1645 farewell1930 sayonara1949 a1500 Lancelot of Laik (1870) l. 518 Your wordly honore nedis most adew. 1579 E. Hake Newes out of Powles Churchyarde newly Renued iv. sig. Dvj And for the rest, let them adue, my tongue must further vale. 1837 M. Boddington Sketches in Pyrenees II. xiv. 203 We have hastened our departure; and are now adieu-ing to the maidens of the hotel. 1857 A. M. Hall Woman's Story II. iii. 94 Helen saving me all trouble, by accompanying them to the door, adieuing and smiling until they were shut out by Jerry. 1913 Printers' Ink 85 102/2 The illustration shows Harry..on the rear of the Pullman, adieuing to Pa, Ma and the others. 2009 South Wales Echo (Nexis) 26 June 30 Blowing the dog end of my advance note adieu-ing with neighbours. 2. transitive. To say ‘adieu’ to; to take leave of. Also in extended use. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > courteous act or expression > use courteous actions or expressions to [verb (transitive)] > bid farewell to beteachc1314 bid farewella1400 teacha1400 to beteach one good dayc1400 to bid (also say) adieu (to)c1425 farewella1586 lenvoy1596 adieu1602 speed1726 to tell a person goodbye1853 sayonara1883 1602 R. Carew Surv. Cornwall ii. f. 111 Shepheard adiew's his swymming flocke, The Hinde his whelmed haruest hope. 1663 E. Waterhouse Fortescutus Illustratus xxxv. 424 Who can leave England, the happiest of Islands..as the wise Abbot of Escalia adieuing it, said, without grief or regret? 1731 I. Thomson Coll. of Poems i. 26 Musick welcom'd and adieu'd the Sun. 1773 R. Morris Diary 3 Nov. in Radical Adventurer (1971) 92 He put me in mind of ye story of the Hare & the Tortoise—& so..I adieu'd him, with saying, Votre Serviteur, Mons. le Tortoise. 1856 M. F. Tupper Paterfamilias's Diary of Everybody's Tour 134 Let me remember..with loving kindness, the hearty Indian major..and divers others, well met and reluctantly adieued. 1894 Cornhill Mag. July 66 It was about ten o'clock one night, and a little crowd of men were outside the ‘Tub and Turtle’ adieuing each other in thick tones. 1952 V. D. Dawson & B. D. Wilson Shape of Sunday 286 As they drove off I..was unpleasantly adieued by your sister, who through the window gave me a haughty look. 2000 Sydney Morning Herald (Nexis) 13 Oct. (Business) 25 Meanwhile, while one relic was being adieued, another part of the ancien regime was being dismantled. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). adieuint.n.adv. Now chiefly literary. A. int. 1. a. Used as an expression of farewell: ‘goodbye’.In earlier use usually emphasizing fondness, kind wishes, or sorrow at parting. In later use sometimes regarded as a more final expression of parting, contrasted with au revoir. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > courteous act or expression > courteous expressions [interjection] > expressions of farewell farewell1377 farewell itc1385 adieua1393 vale?1555 da-da1573 addio1577 goodbye1578 bye1618 adios1635 bye-bye1639 day-day1697 ta-ta1823 ave1850 sayonara1863 hooray1898 cheero1903 toodle-oo1907 hurroo1913 cheerio1914 pip-pip1919 tooraloo1922 cheery-bye1930 cheers1937 tara1958 ciao1961 toodles1965 tatty-bye1971 toodle-pip1977 a1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis (Fairf.) viii. l. 2940 (MED) Adieu, for y mot fro the wende. a1475 J. Shirley Death James (BL Add. 5467) in Miscellanea Scotica (1818) II. 29 (MED) Adieux! To God I you beteche. c1475 Mankind (1969) 602 (MED) A-dew, fayer mastere! I wyll hast me to þe ale-house. 1509 S. Hawes Pastime of Pleasure xx. xix Farewell, swete herte! farewell farewell, farewell! Adieu, adieu! 1587 A. Fleming et al. Holinshed's Chron. (new ed.) III. Contin. 1292/1 So with this grace good queene now heere adue. 1628 H. Burton Tryall Priuate Deuotions sig. B3v I will detaine you no longer, my attendance also calling me away. Therefore, till the set time, adiew Madam. 1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Pastorals iii, in tr. Virgil Wks. 14 Adieu my Dear, she said. 1747 S. Richardson Clarissa I. xvii. 110 So adieu, my love: And again she kissed me; and was going. 1793 C. Smith Let. 9 Oct. (2003) 80 Adieu, dear Sir, let me have the pleasure of hearing from you soon. 1801 M. Edgeworth Belinda II. xv. 117 Instead of adieu, I shall only say—Au revoir! 1836 E. B. Barrett Lett. to M. R. Mitford (1983) I. 8 Once more adieu dear Miss Mitford. 1930 L. Charteris Last Hero xix. 310 ‘It seems..this is au revoir, Your Highness!’... ‘I trust’, he replied, ‘that it is not adieu. I hope to meet you again in better days.’ 1958 New Statesman 6 Sept. 330/2 Farewell, adieu,..My time is up, reluctantly I go. 2010 Sunday Life (Belfast) (Nexis) 2 May 36 Contact me..or contact the Sunday Life... Adieu x. b. Esp. in to bid (also say) adieu (to). Frequently in extended use (see sense A. 2). ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > courteous act or expression > use courteous actions or expressions to [verb (transitive)] > bid farewell to beteachc1314 bid farewella1400 teacha1400 to beteach one good dayc1400 to bid (also say) adieu (to)c1425 farewella1586 lenvoy1596 adieu1602 speed1726 to tell a person goodbye1853 sayonara1883 c1425 J. Lydgate Troyyes Bk. (Augustus A.iv) i. 3208 (MED) Jason..seide adieu vn-to his feris alle. 1483 ( tr. G. Deguileville Pilgrimage of Soul (Caxton) (1859) ii. lxv. 59 I bad hym adyeu. 1544 G. Joye Present Consol. Sufferers Persecucion sig. C.vjv We haue..forsaken his Satanike fraternite and synagoge, and casten of his dampnable yoke, and sayd him adiew. 1556 J. Heywood Spider & Flie vii. sig. D Where that vertue, lacketh in any wight, All other vertues, there do bid adew. a1591 H. Smith 6 Serm. (1624) 11 Bid conscience adiewe. 1640 J. Mabbe tr. M. de Cervantes Exemplarie Novells i. 17 Having made their reckoning, & payd their host, saying Adieu, they rode forth of the Inne. 1771 ‘Junius’ Stat Nominis Umbra (1772) II. xlii. 134 The king..bids adieu to amicable negotiation. 1818 W. Scott Heart of Mid-Lothian xi, in Tales of my Landlord 2nd Ser. I. 325 The old man arose and..bid them adieu. 1880 T. Hardy Trumpet-major III. xxxix. 224 Anne went home with her, bidding Loveday a frigid adieu. 1941 H. G. Wells You can't be too Careful iii. viii. 146 There I was—a lovely crossing—saying Adieu to the white cliffs of Albion. 2005 J. M. Coetzee Slow Man xv. 101 Dress up, even if she can't see. I will bring her, then I will bid adieu. 2. Used as an expression of regret at the loss of something or in recognition that something has ended or will not be experienced anymore. Frequently with to.See sense A. 1b. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > order, sequence, or succession > end or conclusion > the end [interjection] > expression of regret for end adieuc1430 c1430 in Jrnl. Eng. & Germanic Philol. (1907) 7 109 (MED) Let hire grace no more be sowȝt But synge for hyre, a dew, a dewe. a1450 (c1412) T. Hoccleve De Regimine Principum (Harl. 4866) (1897) l. 851 (MED) Frendchipe, a dieu! farwel, dileccioun! ?1518 A. Barclay Fyfte Eglog sig. C.iv Adieu all Iustyce, in pryson layd is ryght. 1620 tr. G. Boccaccio Decameron II. ix. sig. Mm4v Adiew to all my former ioyes. 1652 E. Ashmole Theatrum Chemicum Britannicum xiii. 216 Adew my song and al my notes cler. 1741 in G. Lamoine Charges to Grand Jury (1992) 319 Farewell then the Peope's Liberties, and Adieu to Every Thing but Anarchy and Confusion. 1767 L. Sterne Jrnl. to Eliza 8 May (1904) 83 The worst is over..so adieu to those Evils, & let me has't the happiness to come. 1842 Musical World 21 Apr. 123/3 And so adieu to this most admirable concert. 1896 Argosy Jan. 376/2 Adieu to the stress of haste And the worn world's dream of fret! 1982 Times 15 June 10/6 (headline) Adieu to the entente, my cycle awaits. 2006 J. E. Buikstra & L. A. Beck Bioarchaeol. vi. 240 (heading) Adieu to paleodemography? B. n. An utterance of ‘adieu’. Also in extended use: a word, gesture, or action that constitutes a leave-taking. Esp. in to make (also take) one's adieux: to say goodbye. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > courteous act or expression > [noun] > parting salutation farewell1393 adieua1425 bonally1488 goodbye1575 vale1583 adios1592 valediction1619 ave1634 vale-dictum1638 sayonara1872 bye-bye1875 hasta la vista1888 valedictory1892 bye1935 arrivederci1938 a1425 (c1385) G. Chaucer Troilus & Criseyde (Huntington) (1914) ii. l. 1085 Than gan he take his wo..And his a dieu [c1430 Cambr. Gg.4.27 a dew; a1500 Rawl. adieux] made. 1567 G. Fenton tr. M. Bandello Certaine Tragicall Disc. f. 99v Leauynge her..to steale awaye, wyth oute the comfort of one simple adieu? 1581 W. Averell Life & Death Charles & Iulia sig. I.iiijv She of Ladie Prioresse, dooth take her last adiew. 1592 W. Warner Albions Eng. (rev. ed.) viii. xl. 177 Their Eies..now looke their last adew. a1616 W. Shakespeare Antony & Cleopatra (1623) iv. v. 14 Write to him,..gentle adieu's, and greetings. View more context for this quotation 1658 Sir T. Browne Hydriotaphia: Urne-buriall Ep. Ded. sig. A2 When the Funerall pyre was out,..men took a lasting adieu of their interred Friends. 1693 tr. G. de Foigny New Discov. Terra Incognita i. 13 I made so many adieus for some hours before my departure, that I appeared ridiculous. 1726 P. Aubin Life Lady Lucy vi. 89 We went first to take a last Adieu of a dying Friend. 1790 W. Cowper On Receipt Mother's Picture 31 I..drew A long, long sigh, and wept a last adieu! a1817 J. Austen Northanger Abbey (1818) I. xv. 288 His adieus were not long. View more context for this quotation 1876 Galaxy May 591/1 Mrs. Russell was led before the curtain to make her adieux to the audience. 1898 D. B. W. Sladen Admiral xix. 283 My young lover was about to take his adieux before departing on his perilous mission. 1906 J. Galsworthy Man of Property 179 Good-bye Hester; good-bye Winifred. Without more ceremonious adieux, he marched out. 1930 Pop. Sci. Monthly Aug. 51 The feat was Lieutenant Williams' adieu to the Navy. 2002 A. N. Wilson Victorians xl. 549 Annie felt an overwhelming urge to..kiss Blavatsky, but she resisted, and made her adieux. to go adieu: to go away for good, make a final departure. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > going away > go away [verb (intransitive)] wendeOE i-wite971 ashakec975 shakeOE to go awayOE witea1000 afareOE agoOE atwendOE awayOE to wend awayOE awendOE gangOE rimeOE flitc1175 to fare forthc1200 depart?c1225 part?c1225 partc1230 to-partc1275 biwitec1300 atwitea1325 withdrawa1325 to draw awayc1330 passc1330 to turn one's (also the) backc1330 lenda1350 begonec1370 remuea1375 voidc1374 removec1380 to long awaya1382 twinc1386 to pass one's wayc1390 trussc1390 waive1390 to pass out ofa1398 avoida1400 to pass awaya1400 to turn awaya1400 slakec1400 wagc1400 returnc1405 to be gonea1425 muck1429 packc1450 recede1450 roomc1450 to show (a person) the feetc1450 to come offc1475 to take one's licence1475 issue1484 devoidc1485 rebatea1500 walka1500 to go adieua1522 pikea1529 to go one's ways1530 retire?1543 avaunt1549 to make out1558 trudge1562 vade?1570 fly1581 leave1593 wag1594 to get off1595 to go off1600 to put off1600 shog1600 troop1600 to forsake patch1602 exit1607 hence1614 to give offa1616 to take off1657 to move off1692 to cut (also slip) the painter1699 sheera1704 to go about one's business1749 mizzle1772 to move out1792 transit1797–1803 stump it1803 to run away1809 quit1811 to clear off1816 to clear out1816 nash1819 fuff1822 to make (take) tracks (for)1824 mosey1829 slope1830 to tail out1830 to walk one's chalks1835 to take away1838 shove1844 trot1847 fade1848 evacuate1849 shag1851 to get up and get1854 to pull out1855 to cut (the) cable(s)1859 to light out1859 to pick up1872 to sling one's Daniel or hook1873 to sling (also take) one's hook1874 smoke1893 screw1896 shoot1897 voetsak1897 to tootle off1902 to ship out1908 to take a (run-out, walk-out, etc.) powder1909 to push off1918 to bugger off1922 biff1923 to fuck off1929 to hit, split or take the breeze1931 to jack off1931 to piss offa1935 to do a mick1937 to take a walk1937 to head off1941 to take a hike1944 moulder1945 to chuff off1947 to get lost1947 to shoot through1947 skidoo1949 to sod off1950 peel1951 bug1952 split1954 poop1961 mugger1962 frig1965 society > travel > aspects of travel > departure, leaving, or going away > depart, leave, or go away [verb (intransitive)] to come awayeOE wendeOE i-wite971 ashakec975 shakeOE to go awayOE witea1000 afareOE agoOE awayOE dealc1000 goOE awendOE rimeOE to go one's wayOE flitc1175 depart?c1225 partc1230 to-partc1275 atwitea1325 withdrawa1325 to turn one's (also the) backc1330 lenda1350 begonec1370 remuea1375 removec1380 to long awaya1382 twinc1386 to pass one's wayc1390 trussc1390 to turn awaya1400 returnc1405 to be gonea1425 recede1450 roomc1450 to come offc1475 to take one's licence1475 issue1484 walka1500 to go adieua1522 pikea1529 avaunt1549 trudge1562 vade?1570 discoast1571 leave1593 wag1594 to go off1600 troop1600 hence1614 to set on one's foota1616 to pull up one's stumps1647 quit1811 to clear out1816 slope1830 to walk one's chalks1835 shove1844 to roll out1850 to pull out1855 to light out1859 to take a run-out powder1909 to push off (also along)1923 a1522 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid (1957) i. vi. 174 Thus he reprevys, bot sche is went adew. 1575 T. Churchyard 1st Pt. Chippes f. 96 v And set the world, agoyng oens a due It is mutch like, a stream that hath no stay. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < v.a1500int.n.adv.a1393 |
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