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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from German auf Wiedersehen (“goodbye”).

Interjection

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auf Wiedersehen

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

German

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Alternative forms

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• Wiedersehen

Etymology

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Literally, “until our reunion; that we may see again”. Probably a calque of French au revoir. Compare further Italian arrivederci, German Low German up Wiederseihen (Paderbornisch), Dutch tot ziens, English until we meet again and see you, and similar forms in many languages of the world.

Pronunciation

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• IPA(key): /aʊ̯f ˈviːdɐˌzeː(ə)n/ (Germany)

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• IPA(key): /aʊ̯f ˈviːdɐˌseː(ɛ)n/ (Austria, Southern Germany, Switzerland)
• Hyphenation: auf‧Wie‧der‧se‧hen

Interjection

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auf Wiedersehen

1. goodbye Synonyms: auf Wiederschauen, tschüss, tschö, tschau; bis dann, bis bald, bis später; mach's gut, macht's gut, machen Sie's gut Antonyms: guten Morgen, guten Tag, guten Abend, hallo, grüß Gott
   • 1918, Elisabeth von Heyking, Die Orgelpfeifen (Zwei Erzählungen; 1), Phillipp Reclam jun., pages 63–64:Und während die beiden Enkel auf dem Bahnhof mit festem Händedruck und einem „Auf Wiedersehen!“ voneinander Abschied nahmen und jeder seines Weges seinem Geschick entgegenschritt, sann Großmama in dem der Heimat zurollenden Zuge nach, wie schön alles werden sollte, […]And while the two grandchildren bid farewell to each other on the station with a firm handshake and a "Goodbye!" and each walked his way toward his fate, grandma contemplated in the homeward rolling train how beautiful everything should become […]

Usage notes

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• Auf Wiedersehen is fairly formal in German; it is unlikely to be used between close friends and family members. It is usually used only with people one would address as Sie, not with those one would address as du.

Derived terms

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• auf Nimmerwiedersehen

Further reading

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• “auf Wiedersehen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• "auf Wiedersehen" in Redensarten-Index

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