Phrase guide

see you later

phrase · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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phrase

Meaning 1

A phrase used at parting, and not necessarily implying that the person being addressed will be seen later by the speaker.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: see you around, goodbye, be seeing you, cul8r

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Ellipsis of I will see you later or I hope to see you later.

Across languages

Translations

172 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: sien jou later — goodbye
  • Arabic: إِلَى اللِّقَاء (ʔilā l-liqāʔ) — goodbye
  • Arabic: أَرَاكَ لَاحِقًا (ʔarāka lāḥiqan) — goodbye
  • Arabic: إِلَى اللِّقَاء قَرِيبًا (ʔilā l-liqāʔ qarīban) — goodbye
  • Arabic: أشوفك بعدين (ʔašūfak baʕdēn) — goodbye
  • Asturian: hasta llueu — goodbye
  • Azerbaijani: xudahafiz — goodbye
  • Azerbaijani: hələlik — goodbye
  • Basque: gero arte — goodbye
  • Belarusian: ўба́чымся пазне́й (wbáčymsja paznjéj) — goodbye
  • Belarusian: ўба́чымся (wbáčymsja) — goodbye
  • Belarusian: да пабачэ́ння (da pabačénnja) — goodbye
  • Belarusian: да сустрэ́чы (da sustréčy) — goodbye
  • Bulgarian: до ско́ро (do skóro) — goodbye
  • Catalan: fins ara — goodbye
  • Catalan: fins després — goodbye
  • Chinese Mandarin: 再會 /再会 (zàihuì) — goodbye
  • Chinese Mandarin: 拜拜 (bàibài, bāibái, báibái) — goodbye
  • Chinese Mandarin: 回見 /回见 (huíjiàn) — goodbye
  • Czech: zatím — goodbye
  • Czech: na shledanou — goodbye
  • Czech: ahoj — goodbye
  • Danish: vi ses — goodbye
  • Danish: ses senere — goodbye
  • Danish: vi ses senere — goodbye
  • Dutch: tot straks — goodbye
  • Dutch: tot later — goodbye
  • Dutch: tot zo — goodbye
  • Dutch: zie je later — goodbye
  • Dutch: later — goodbye
  • Esperanto: ĝis baldaŭ ĝis la revido — goodbye
  • Estonian: nägudeni — goodbye
  • Estonian: varsti näeme — goodbye
  • Finnish: näkemiin — goodbye
  • Finnish: heippa — goodbye
  • Finnish: näkemisiin — goodbye
  • Finnish: hei hei — goodbye
  • French: à plus tard — goodbye
  • French: à bientôt — goodbye
  • French: à la prochaine — goodbye
  • French: à tout à l'heure — goodbye
  • French: au revoir — goodbye
  • West-Frisian: oant strak — goodbye
  • Galician: deica outra — goodbye
  • Galician: deica máis ver — goodbye
  • Galician: ata máis ver — goodbye
  • Galician: a máis ver — goodbye
  • Galician: ata despois — goodbye
  • Garo: grongtaigen — goodbye
  • Garo: grongtainoa — goodbye
  • Georgian: ნახვამდის (naxvamdis) — goodbye
  • Georgian: დროებით (droebit) — goodbye
  • Georgian: შეხვედრამდე (šexvedramde) — goodbye
  • Georgian: მომავალ შეხვედრამდე (momaval šexvedramde) — goodbye
  • German: auf Wiedersehen — goodbye
  • German: bis später — goodbye
  • German: tschüss — goodbye
  • German: man sieht sich — goodbye
  • Greek: τα λέμε (ta léme) — goodbye
  • Greek: γεια χαρά (geia chará) — goodbye
  • Greek: γεια (geia) — goodbye
  • Hebrew: לְהִתְרָאוֹת (lehitraót) — goodbye
  • Hindi: बाद में मिलेंगे (bād mẽ mileṅge) — goodbye
  • Hindi: फिर मिलते हैं (phir milte ha͠i) — goodbye
  • Hindi: फिर मिलेंगे (phir mileṅge) — goodbye
  • Hungarian: viszlát — goodbye
  • Icelandic: sjáumst seinna — goodbye
  • Ido: til rivido — goodbye
  • Ido: til balde — goodbye
  • Indonesian: sampaijumpa (ber) (lagi) — goodbye
  • Indonesian: sampai nanti — goodbye
  • Italian: a più tardi — goodbye
  • Italian: a dopo — goodbye
  • Italian: si rivede — goodbye
  • Jamaican Creole: likkle more — goodbye
  • Japanese: また後で (mata ato de) — goodbye
  • Japanese: バイバイ (baibai) — goodbye
  • Japanese: では (dewa) — goodbye
  • Japanese: じゃ — goodbye
  • Japanese: じゃあまたね (jā mata ne) — goodbye
  • Japanese: ではまた (dewa mata) — goodbye
  • Japanese: またね (mata ne) — goodbye
  • Japanese: 行ってきます (itte kimasu) — goodbye
  • Japanese: いってらっしゃい (itterasshai) — goodbye
  • Khmer: លាសិនហើយ (liə sən haəy) — goodbye
  • Khmer: លាហើយ (liə haəy) — goodbye
  • Korean: 안녕하세요 (annyeonghaseyo) — goodbye
  • Korean: 안녕 (annyeong) — goodbye
  • Korean: 잘 있어 (jal isseo) — goodbye
  • Korean: 잘 가 (jal ga) — goodbye
  • Korean: 또 뵙겠읍니다 (tto boepgesseumnida) — goodbye
  • Korean: 안녕히 계십시오 (annyeonghi gyesipsio) — goodbye
  • Korean: 안녕히 가십시오 (annyeonghi gasipsio) — goodbye
  • Korean: 또 봐요 (tto bwayo) — goodbye
  • Lao: ໄປກ່ອນ (pai kǭn) — goodbye
  • Lao: ສະບາຍດີ (sa bāi dī) — goodbye
  • Low German: bet anner Maal — goodbye
  • Low German: bet later — goodbye
  • Low German: tschüss — goodbye
  • Low German: adjüüs — goodbye
  • Low German: tschüüs — goodbye
  • Low German: tüüs — goodbye
  • Low German: seh di later — goodbye
  • Malay: jumpa lagi — goodbye
  • Malayalam: പിന്നെ കാണാം (pinne kāṇāṁ) — goodbye
  • Maltese: narak aktar tard — goodbye
  • Marathi: मग भेटू (mag bheṭū) — goodbye
  • Marathi: नंतर भेटू (nantar bheṭū) — goodbye
  • Mòcheno: ber sechen ens — goodbye
  • Nepali: फेरी भेटौँला (pherī bheṭa͠ulā) — goodbye
  • Ngarrindjeri: nakan — goodbye
  • Norwegian Bokmål: vi ses — goodbye
  • Norwegian Bokmål: ses senere — goodbye
  • Norwegian Bokmål: vi ses senere — goodbye
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: vi sest — goodbye
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: sest seinare — goodbye
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: vi sest seinare — goodbye
  • Ojibwe: giga-waabamin naagaj — goodbye
  • Persian: بعداً میبینمت (ba'dan mi-binamet) — goodbye
  • Persian: به امید دیدار (be omid-e didâr) — goodbye
  • Polish: do zobaczenia — goodbye
  • Polish: na razie — goodbye
  • Polish: cześć — goodbye
  • Polish: nara — goodbye
  • Polish: pa — goodbye
  • Polish: pa pa — goodbye
  • Portuguese: até logo — goodbye
  • Portuguese: até mais ver — goodbye
  • Portuguese: até mais — goodbye
  • Portuguese: falou — goodbye
  • Portuguese: te vejo mais tarde — goodbye
  • Romanian: pe mai târziu — goodbye
  • Russian: уви́димся по́зже (uvídimsja pózže) — goodbye
  • Russian: уви́димся (uvídimsja) — goodbye
  • Russian: до встре́чи (do vstréči) — goodbye
  • Russian: пока́ (poká) — goodbye
  • Russian: бай-ба́й (baj-báj) — goodbye
  • Russian: до свида́ния (do svidánija) — goodbye
  • Russian: до ско́рой встре́чи (do skóroj vstréči) — goodbye
  • Russian: ча́о (čáo) — goodbye
  • Northern Sami: oaidnaleapmái — goodbye
  • Scottish Gaelic: chì mi a-rithist thu — goodbye
  • Slovak: dovidenia — goodbye
  • Slovak: ahoj — goodbye
  • Spanish: hasta luego — goodbye
  • Spanish: nos vemos — goodbye
  • Spanish: nos veremos — goodbye
  • Spanish: nos vemos pronto — goodbye
  • Spanish: nos estamos viendo — goodbye
  • Spanish: hasta la próxima — goodbye
  • Swedish: vi ses — goodbye
  • Swedish: ses senare — goodbye
  • Swedish: vi ses senare — goodbye
  • Thai: สวัสดี (sà-wàt-dii) — goodbye
  • Thai: แล้วเจอกัน — goodbye
  • Thai: เจอกันใหม่ — goodbye
  • Thai: แล้วพบกันใหม่ — goodbye
  • Tok Pisin: lukim yu bihain — goodbye
  • Turkish: görüşmek üzere — goodbye
  • Turkish: görüşürüz — goodbye
  • Ukrainian: поба́чимося пізні́ше (pobáčymosja pizníše) — goodbye
  • Ukrainian: поба́чимося (pobáčymosja) — goodbye
  • Ukrainian: до зу́стрічі (do zústriči) — goodbye
  • Ukrainian: до поба́чення (do pobáčennja) — goodbye
  • Unami: xu làpi knewël — goodbye
  • Unami: làpi knewëlch — goodbye
  • Unami: làpich knewël — goodbye
  • Urdu: پھر ملینگے (phir milēṅgē) — goodbye
  • Vietnamese: gặp lại sau nhé — goodbye
  • Vietnamese: hẹn gặp lại — goodbye
  • Woiwurrung: triganin — goodbye
  • Yup'ik: tangerciqamken atata — goodbye