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fare thee well

UK/ˌfɛː(ɹ)ðiː ˈwɛl/US[ˌfɛɚ ðiˑ ˈwɛl]

fare thee well phrase: goodbye, farewell.

Phrase

fare thee well

  1. (archaic) Goodbye, 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]...

Noun

fare thee well (plural fare thee wells)

  1. (idiomatic, usually hyphenated) The greatest extent; completion; a state of refinement or perfection.

Forms of fare thee well

Phrase
alternative formfare-thee-well
Noun
pluralfare thee wells

Questions about fare thee well

What does fare thee well mean?
Fare thee well means goodbye, farewell.
What part of speech is fare thee well?
Fare thee well can be a phrase or a noun.
How do you pronounce fare thee well?
Fare thee well is pronounced /ˌfɛː(ɹ)ðiː ˈwɛl/ (UK).

Words near fare thee well in the dictionary

  1. fare evader
  2. fare evaders
  3. fare evasion
  4. fare ladder
  5. fare ladders
  6. fare thee well
  7. fare thee wells
  8. fare-dodger
  9. fare-dodgers
  10. fare-dodging
  11. fare-paying

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