fare thee well

See also: fare-thee-well

English

Alternative forms

• fare-thee-well

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌfɛː(ɹ) ðiː ˈwɛl/, /ˌfɛə(ɹ) ðiː ˈwɛl/
• (General American, Mary–marry–merry distinction) IPA^(key): [ˌfɛɚ ðiˑ ˈwɛl]
• (General American, Mary–marry–merry merger) IPA^(key): [ˌfɛɹ ðiˑ ˈwɛl]

• Audio (General Australian):

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Phrase

fare thee well

1. (archaic) Goodbye, farewell.
   • 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:

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

Noun

fare thee well (plural fare thee wells)

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

Related terms

• to a fare-thee-well