fare thee well

UK/ˌfɛː(ɹ)ðiː ˈwɛl/UK/ˌfɛə(ɹ)ðiː ˈwɛl/US[ˌfɛɚ ðiˑ ˈwɛl][ˌfɛɹ ðiˑ ˈwɛl]

phrase

Goodbye, farewell.

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Meanings

phrase

alternative fare-thee-well

  1. archaicGoodbye, farewell.

    I muſt not heare thee, fare thee wel kind maide,[…].

    c. 1604–1605 (date written), William Shakespeare, “All’s Well, that Ends Well”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene i], page 236, column 1
nounfare thee well (plural fare thee wells)

plural fare thee wells · alternative fare-thee-well

  1. idiomaticusually hyphenatedThe greatest extent; completion; a state of refinement or perfection.

Synonyms & antonyms

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godspeed
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APA

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

MLA

“fare thee well.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fare%20thee%20well. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

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

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