All 4 Uses
adieu
in
Othello, the Moor of Venice
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- Adieu, brave Moor; use Desdemona well.†
Scene 1.3 *adieu = goodbye
- Adieu.†
Scene 1.3
- Adieu.†
Scene 2.1
- It was his bidding; therefore, good Emilia, Give me my nightly wearing, and adieu: We must not now displease him.†
Scene 4.3
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)