good day
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1.0
- noun
- /ɡʊd deɪ/
- Formal
- - My dear lady, good day.
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Examples
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"I will certainly take your suggestions under advisement," he said, "Good day to you."
Fiction book (2000) -
Have a good day.
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Thank you and good day now.
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Go home, have a good day.
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I wish you all a very good day.
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- Good day. - Good day, sir.
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"Thank you, and good day." "Good day, sir, and good luck in your search."
Fiction book (1993) -
So I will bid you good day here and hope our ways do not intersect again.
Fiction book (1990) -
Good day, sir.
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Thank you, and have a good day.
Synonyms
∞
8.4
A friendly way to say goodbye when you expect to meet again
∞
1.0
Words people say when they leave each other
306
1.0
A short word or action people use when they leave each other
279
1.1
A friendly informal way to say goodbye when leaving
199
1.9
A speech or action that says goodbye and wishes someone well
165
1.0
A polite greeting or farewell used in the evening
77
1.0
A polite phrase for saying goodbye in the evening before sleep
77
6.3
A casual word for goodbye used when leaving someone
59
1.0
Words or actions people use when they leave
53
1.0
A farewell said before going to bed or leaving for the night
50
4.4
Words or actions people use when they leave each other
47
8.5
A casual way to say hello or goodbye in Italy
34
7.2
A word people use to say goodbye
31
8.6
A goodbye used when someone leaves for a long time
24
9.3
A final goodbye you say when leaving for a long time
22
8.5
A polite way to say goodbye when you expect to see someone again
17
8.9
A friendly way to say goodbye
15
6.3
Wish someone a nice day or a good time as a friendly goodbye
11
9.8
A friendly way to say goodbye
4
8.0
A polite goodbye said when you do not expect to see someone again
3
9.9
A way to say goodbye and wish someone well
1
3.0
A short phrase people say when they leave each other
A German phrase people use to say goodbye
A friendly informal word used to thank someone, say goodbye, and to make a toast before drinking
A respectful hello or goodbye said with a slight bow and hands pressed together
How Formal
- Formal
131
1.0
480
1.0
- Informal
∞
1.0
- Informal
1
8.4
- Informal
∞
3.6
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a polite wish that someone have an enjoyable day' is directly and compositionally derived from 'good' + 'day', so a learner who knows both words can infer it is a friendly parting or well-wishing. This formulaic wish is cross-linguistically common and follows straightforward semantics, making it readily comprehensible to a B1 learner.
Etymology
The phrase good day comes from people saying 'have a good day' when they left, so the words good and day are a simple wish for a pleasant day. One common idea is that this short polite wish turned into a formal way to say 'goodbye', so today good day is used as a polite farewell.