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Bid Adieu Pronunciation
Bid Adieu is pronounced BID-uh-DOO, IPA /ˈbɪd əˈdu/.
BID-uh-DOO
US /ˈbɪd əˈdu/ · UK /ˈbɪd əˈdjuː/
Syllables: BID · uh · DOO (3 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
phrase (verb): To say goodbye, usually in writing or in a deliberately formal tone.
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Bid Adieu in a Sentence
- We bid adieu to the old building in May.
- Time to bid adieu to the paper diary.
- They gathered on the quay to bid adieu to the crew.
Common Mispronunciations of Bid Adieu
Not bid-A-dee-oo
Adieu has two beats and the second one takes the force, so the phrase runs BID then uh-DOO.
Not BYD-uh-DOO
Bid keeps the short i of lid; stretched to a long y it becomes bide, which means to wait.
Tip: Americans usually say uh-DOO and the British uh-DYOO, and the French original is closer to a-DYUH.
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