This is the 3391st most frequent Spanish word.
despidió
"Despidió" means "said goodbye" or "fired" (depending on context).
Here, 'despidió' is used transitively to express the act of dismissing or firing someone from their job.
El jefe despidió a uno de los empleados por llegar tarde.
The boss fired one of the employees for arriving late.
In this context, 'despidió' is used reflexively (joined with 'se') to describe the action of saying goodbye.
Él se despidió de nosotros antes de irse de viaje.
He bid us farewell before leaving on his trip.
In this sentence, 'despidió' is metaphorically used to describe the act of concluding or ending a period of time by doing a particular activity.