All 4 Uses
adieu
in
The Life and Death of King Richard III
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- Doubt not, my lord, I'll play the orator As if the golden fee for which I plead Were for myself: and so, my lord, adieu.†
Scene 3.5 *adieu = goodbye
- Poor heart, adieu!†
Scene 4.1
- Adieu, poor soul, that tak'st thy leave of it!†
Scene 4.1
- Once more, adieu: be valiant, and speed well!†
Scene 5.3
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)