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“Adieu” or “Ado”

adieu / ado are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term.

Definitions

What each term means

Same sound, different spellings and meanings, shown with a pronunciation guide for each term.

adieu ah·d·UW

  • nouna farewell remark.

ado ah·d·UW

No dictionary entry for this spelling — see the usage examples below for how it shows up in writing.

Usage

Examples in context

Real sentences for each spelling. Hover an example to copy it.

“adieu”

  • "Avant De Nous Dire Adieu" (M. Mallory, J. Renard) -
  • Adieu best of wives and best
  • Adieu (1982)
  • "Adieu la vie" (Maurice Dugowson) –
  • (Ja), 1982 (with Anita Skorgan Adieu), 1983 (Do Re Mi), 1988
  • Adieu and obituary
  • Adieu, je t'aime (1988) - Michel
  • Bruneau – from the Opera 'Adieu foret profonde' - "L’attaque du
  • 1982: Adieu by Pierre Badel (Téléfilm) -
  • Adieu Schubert

“ado”

  • ADO Den Haag won this year's
  • who plays as goalkeeper for ADO Den Haag.
  • gothic horror-drama film directed by Ado Kyrou.
  • Moving in from West-II: ADO Den Haag, DFC, DWS, Feijenoord
  • La Maison douleur (Vents d'Ouest, Ado 2)
  • His libretto, based on Much Ado About Nothing, omits Shakespeare's darker
  • cassette it developed without further ado.
  • joined the youth academy of ADO Den Haag in 2016, and
  • school productions such as Much Ado about Nothing.
  • Shakespeare stage productions including Much Ado About Nothing, King Lear and

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