godspeed
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Definition
intj (English)
1. (literary) Used, especially at a parting, to express the wish that the outcome of a person's actions be positive for them; typically said to someone who is about to start a journey or a daring endeavour.Examples: "3 [Citizen]. Neighbours, God ſpeed. / 1 [Citizen]. Giue you good morrovv ſir."; "Duke. God ſpeed father. / 1. Mad[man]. God ſpeed the Plough, thou ſhalt not ſpeed me."; "At the threshold of death, how dare I give you permission to go to England, to cross the seas? But I will not stand in your way. It is your mother's permission which really matters. If she permit you, then godspeed! Tell her I will not interfere. You will go with my blessings."Synonyms: all the best, fare thee well, farewell, goodbye, good luckliterary
noun (English)
1. (uncountable) The wishing of someone a smooth journey, or success, especially at a parting; (countable) a statement expressing this.Examples: "Yff there come eny vnto you and brynge not this learnynge⸝ hym receave not to houſſe: nether bid hym god ſpede. For he that biddeth hym God ſpede⸝ is part taker off his evyll dedes."; "Then Chriſtian took his leave of his Friend, and he again bid him God ſpeed."; "Ber[inthia]. Speed her vvell. / VVor[thy]. Ay, but there muſt be more than a God ſpeed, or your Charity vvon't be vvorth a farthing."literaryuncountable
2. (countable, figuratively)Examples: "But a Devil came in juſt in the God-ſpeed, and told them; Gentlemen Philoſophers, (ſays he) if you vvould knovv the VVretched'ſt, and moſt contemptible thing in the VVorld; It is an Alchymiſt: […]"; "But juſt in the Godſpeed, the Plot vvas Diſcover'd."; "I udn't mind seeing her come in when I was in the godspeed of washday, and that's saying something."archaiccountablefigurativelyliteraryuncountable
3. (countable, figuratively)Examples: "If I don't leave you at the back of God-speed before long, I'll give you the mare and the horse too."; "mrs george. I have earned the right to speak. I have dared: I have gone through: I have not fallen withered into the fire: I have come at last out beyond, to the back of Godspeed. / the bishop. And what do you see there, at the back of Godspeed?"Synonyms: back of beyondcountablefigurativelyliteraryuncountable
Definition source: Wiktionary