bye
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[edit] English
[edit] Pronunciation
[edit] Etymology 1
Variant form of by, from Old English bī (being near).
[edit] Noun
bye (plural byes)
- (sports) The position of a person or team in a tournament or competition who draws no opponent in a particular round so advances to the next round unopposed, or is awarded points for a win in a league table; also the phantom opponent of such a person or team.
- Craig's Crew plays the bye next week.
- (cricket) An extra scored when the batsmen take runs after the ball has passed the striker without hitting either the bat or the batsman.
[edit] Derived terms
- (cricket): leg bye
[edit] Etymology 2
Shortened form of goodbye.
[edit] Interjection
bye!
[edit] Derived terms
[edit] Translations
short for goodbye
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[edit] Etymology 3
Alternative forms.
[edit] Preposition
bye
- Obsolete spelling of by.
[edit] Noun
bye
- Obsolete spelling of bee.
[edit] Anagrams
[edit] French
[edit] Etymology
From English bye
[edit] Interjection
bye !
- bye
- Allez bye ! À la revoyure.