different between hooray vs goodbye

English

Alternative forms

• hurray, hurrah, huzzah, hoorah

Etymology

Unknown, first attested in the late 17th c. Possible etymologies:

• Alteration of huzzah. This is however questionable.
• From hurra in German, Danish, Swedish and Norwegian, húrra in Icelandic, hoera in Dutch.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /h???e?/
• Rhymes: -e?

Interjection

hooray

1. Used to express approval, joy or victory.

Synonyms

• (expression of approval): see Thesaurus:well done
• (expression of joy): see Thesaurus:yay

Derived terms

• hip hip hooray
• hip hip hurrah

Translations

Noun

hooray (plural hoorays)

1. A shout to signify victory.
2. An expression of excitement.

Translations

Verb

hooray (third-person singular simple present hoorays, present participle hooraying, simple past and past participle hoorayed)

1. To shout an expression of excitement.

Synonyms

• hurrah

Translations

Anagrams

• yarooh

English

Alternative forms

• good-by, goodby (dated)
• good-bye
• good bye
• g'bye (colloquial)
• bye, 'bye (informal)

Etymology

From earlier goodby, Godby, Godby'e, Godbwye, God b'w'y, God bwy yee, God buy you, God be wi' you, each a progressively shorter contraction of God be with you. Note the change of God to good by confusion with good morning, good day, etc.

Pronunciation

• enPR: go?odb??, IPA^(key): /??d?ba?/
• (also, General American) IPA^(key): /??d?ba?/, /???ba?/
• Rhymes: -a?

Interjection

goodbye

1. Farewell; a formula used to another person or persons when the speaker, writer, or person addressed is departing.
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     Goodbye! - Goodbye, Anna.

Synonyms

• (formal): adieu, farewell
• (informal): catch you later, bye, bye-bye, see ya, see you, so long, mind how you go, ta ta, tatty bye, toodeloo, toodles, TTFN, ttyl
• (slang): buh-bye, hasta la vista, later, laters, keep it real, peace, peace out, take it easy; cya
• adios, arrivederci, au revoir, do svidanya/do svidaniya, sayonara
• (UK, informal): cheerio, cheers, cheery-bye, toodle pip (dated)
• See also: Thesaurus:goodbye

Hyponyms

• good night (during night)

Hypernyms

• aloha
• ciao

Derived terms

• kiss goodbye
• say goodbye

Related terms

• good riddance

Descendants

• Japanese: ????? (guddobai), ???? (gubbai)
• Afrikaans: koebaai (informal), baai (informal)

Translations

See also

• see you later
• arrivederci, au revoir

• good afternoon, (at midday)
• good day (during day)
• good eve, good evening (during the evening)
• good morn, good morning (during the morning)

Noun

goodbye (plural goodbyes)

1. An utterance of goodbye, the wishing of farewell to someone.

   They made their good-byes.

Translations

Verb

goodbye (third-person singular simple present goodbyes, present participle goodbying, simple past and past participle goodbyed)

1. To say goodbye; to wish somebody farewell on parting.