How do you use Adieu in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like adios or sayonara, plus the exact meaning.
Adieu meaning
Said to wish a final farewell; goodbye.
Synonyms of Adieu
Using Adieu
- The main meaning on this page is: Said to wish a final farewell; goodbye.
- Useful related words include: adios, so long, sayonara, good day.
- In the example corpus, adieu often appears in combinations such as: adieu to, bid adieu, further adieu.
Context around Adieu
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 6 start, 5 middle, 9 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Adieu
- In this selection, "adieu" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 23.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, bid, tearful, madras, madras, foulard and due stand out and add context to how "adieu" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a tearful adieu and a tearful adieu at her. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "adieu" sits close to words such as abominable, acolytes and acv, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with adieu
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
He then bid Cuomo and Vance adieu to applause. (9 words)
Or, is that a price that has you saying adieu, Audi? (11 words)
Come for a final stroll say adieu to ducks and geese till Spring. (13 words)
French singer-songwriter, known for her melancholy ballads, Françoise Hardy's most famous songs included All the Girls and Boys (Tous les garçons et les filles), It Hurts to Say Goodbye (Comment te dire adieu) and My Friend the Rose (Mon amie la rose). (44 words)
Late last week when actor Sundeep Kishan tweeted that he will soon make an important announcement, there was speculation that he could be the next actor from Telugu cinema to bid adieu to bachelorhood, after Nithiin and Rana Daggubati. (39 words)
Fans bade adieu to “Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll” Tina Turner, “Friends” actor Matthew Perry, hell-raising Anglo-Irish songsmith Shane MacGowan, jazz composer and band leader Carla Bley and master dystopian novelist Cormac McCarthy. (35 words)
Or, is that a price that has you saying adieu, Audi? (11 words)
Example sentences (20)
Queen Elizabeth is rumoured to have spoken of her remembrance of a notable farewell event organised by Joyce on the wharf where singers and dancers performed a moving rendition of Adieu Madras, Adieu Foulard.
As the world bids adieu to 2023, it enters the promising realm of 2024, marked not by a singular new year but by the harmonious convergence of diverse cultural calendars.
Come for a final stroll say adieu to ducks and geese till Spring.
Don’t get me wrong, I’d love to see trouble in Buffalo, but this is much adieu about nothing.
She hosted Bigg Boss season 8 when Salman bid adieu due to his filming schedule of Bajrangi Bhaijaan.
And so, without further adieu, I'd like to share with you my personal list of favorite cookies to enjoy during Christmastime.
Before you bid adieu to the year, check out these seven best new movies to watch on Netflix this November.
Fans bade adieu to “Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll” Tina Turner, “Friends” actor Matthew Perry, hell-raising Anglo-Irish songsmith Shane MacGowan, jazz composer and band leader Carla Bley and master dystopian novelist Cormac McCarthy.
French singer-songwriter, known for her melancholy ballads, Françoise Hardy's most famous songs included All the Girls and Boys (Tous les garçons et les filles), It Hurts to Say Goodbye (Comment te dire adieu) and My Friend the Rose (Mon amie la rose).
He then bid Cuomo and Vance adieu to applause.
The day began with emotional farewells as sailors bid adieu to family and friends on the docks.
While his character’s return is possible in the future, Easton has officially bid adieu to the show.
I’d like to believe JJ felt he could bid us adieu because the foundation on which Ghana now rests was established enough that this democracy would endure.
Late last week when actor Sundeep Kishan tweeted that he will soon make an important announcement, there was speculation that he could be the next actor from Telugu cinema to bid adieu to bachelorhood, after Nithiin and Rana Daggubati.
Or, is that a price that has you saying adieu, Audi?
The actor's father KK Singh and sister Shweta Singh Kirti bid him a tearful adieu.
This content was published on Mar 12, 2015The startling three-dimensional effects in Jean-Luc Godard’s latest film “Adieu au langage” (Goodbye to language) are the work of Fabrice Aragno.
USA Network bid adieu to last year and has not yet renewed Andy Greenwald’s expensive for a second season.
A tearful adieu at her home and an equally merry welcome at her new home is awaited insha’Allah and the bride thus arrives at her new home.
I no longer feel the need to document these horrific experiences so I bid you all adieu.
Common combinations with adieu
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- adieu to 16×
- bid adieu 12×
- further adieu 4×
- tearful adieu 3×
- us adieu 2×
- adieu here 2×