All 7 Uses
adieu
in
Hamlet, Prince of Denmark
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- The glowworm shows the matin to be near,
And 'gins to pale his uneffectual fire:
Adieu, adieu!†Scene 1.5 *adieu = goodbye - The glowworm shows the matin to be near,
And 'gins to pale his uneffectual fire:
Adieu, adieu!†Scene 1.5 - Now to my word;
It is 'Adieu, adieu!†Scene 1.5 - Now to my word;
It is 'Adieu, adieu!†Scene 1.5 - Adieu.†
Scene 2.2
- —Adieu, my lord:
I have a speech of fire, that fain would blaze,
But that this folly douts it.†Scene 4.7 - —Wretched queen, adieu!†
Scene 5.2
Definitions:
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(1)
(adieu) a farewell remark (an alternative to goodbye)Adieu is typically more formal than bye. It comes from the French, à Dieu which literally means "to God" — as in I entrust you to God's care.
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)