au revoir

1. 1.

   a farewell remark

   “they said their good-byes”

   Synonymsadieuadiosarrivederciauf wiedersehenbyebye-byecheeriogood-bygoodbygood-byegoodbyegood daysayonaraso long

   Broaderfarewell

Questions about au revoir

What does au revoir mean?

au revoir means "a farewell remark".

What is another word for au revoir?

Close synonyms include adieu, adios, arrivederci, auf wiedersehen, bye. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is au revoir a common word?

au revoir is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.