bid adieu to

bid adieu to someone or something

Cliché to say good-bye to someone or something. (The word adieu is French for good-bye and should not be confused with ado.) Now it's time to bid adieu to all of you gathered here. He silently bid adieu to his favorite hat as the wind carried it down the street.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Paavali	PAH:-vah-lee	Finnish
Eliud	ee-LIE-əd (English)	Biblical
Giovanni	jo-VAHN-nee	Italian
Harriette	HER-ee-ət, HAR-ee-ət	English
Ayr	[ɛə]
Talin	-	Armenian