Adieu vs. Godspeed — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Adieu and Godspeed
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Definitions
Adieu
Used to express farewell.
Godspeed
Used to wish someone success or good fortune, as on a journey.
Adieu
A farewell.
Godspeed
Alternative case form of Godspeed
Adieu
Said to wish a final farewell; goodbye.
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Godspeed
Alternative case form of Godspeed
Adieu
A farewell, a goodbye; especially a fond farewell, or a lasting or permanent farewell.
We bid our final adieus to our family, then boarded the ship, bound for America.
Godspeed
Success; prosperous journeying; - a contraction of the phrase, "God speed you."
Receive him not into house, neither bid him God speed.
Adieu
Good-by; farewell; an expression of kind wishes at parting.
Godspeed
A successful journey;
They wished him Godspeed
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Adieu
A farewell; commendation to the care of God at parting.
Adieu
A farewell remark;
They said their good-byes
