say goodbye

別れを告げる、さよならを言う

自分や相手が去るとき、言葉や身ぶりで別れの挨拶をする。

やさしい英語で： To use words or a gesture to wish someone well when you or they leave.

• Say goodbye to your friends.
• We said goodbye and went home.
• Did you say goodbye to Grandma before leaving?

使い方： say goodbye to someone (I said goodbye to my sister at the station.)

類義語： say farewell, bid farewell

反対語： say hello

よく使う表現： say goodbye politely, say goodbye now, say goodbye properly

おさらばする、手放す

何かがなくなったり、何かをする必要がなくなったりする。

やさしい英語で： To stop having something or stop needing to do something.

• Say goodbye to long waits.
• After that repair bill, we said goodbye to our savings.
• This new bus route lets us say goodbye to expensive taxis.

使い方： say goodbye to something (With this dishwasher, you can say goodbye to washing dishes by hand.)

類義語： lose, be rid of

よく使う表現： say goodbye forever, say goodbye permanently

別れる、別れを告げる

人や物から離れたり、人との関係を終わらせたりする。

やさしい英語で： To leave someone or something behind, or end a relationship.

• We knew it was time to say goodbye.
• He said goodbye to his hometown and moved abroad.
• After years together, they finally said goodbye.

使い方： say goodbye to someone/something (She decided to say goodbye to her old life.)

類義語： part ways, leave, separate

反対語： reunite

よく使う表現： say goodbye forever, say goodbye finally