auf Wiedersehen

interjection

Used to express farewell.

Similar
adieuadiosarrivederciau revoirbyebye-byecheeriogood-by
OriginGerman auf Wiedersehen →
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Meanings

interjection
  1. Used to express farewell.
  2. Until we see each other again; goodbye.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna farewell remark

Similar
adieuadiosarrivederciau revoirbyebye-byecheeriogood-bygoodbygood-byegoodbyegood daysayonaraso long
Broader
farewellword of farewell
Also see
adieuadiosarrivederciau revoirbyebye-byecheeriociaogod be with yougoodbygoodbyegood daysayonarasmell you laterso long

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Germanauf Wiedersehen
  2. Germanauf Wiedersehen
  3. Englishauf Wiedersehen

Borrowed from German auf Wiedersehen (“goodbye”).

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APA

auf Wiedersehen. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/auf%20Wiedersehen

MLA

“auf Wiedersehen.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/auf%20Wiedersehen. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “auf Wiedersehen,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/auf%20Wiedersehen.

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