Dictionary
Thesaurus
Sentence Examples

Dictionary Home » Dictionary Definitions » bye

bye

Listen See in a sentence

The definition of bye is something that is not as important, or advancing to the next round in a competition without having to play an opponent.

(noun)

When a football team has an off week and then advances to play a new team next week, this is an example of a bye week.

YourDictionary definition and usage example. Copyright © 2013 by LoveToKnow Corp.

See bye in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

something incidental or secondary
the privilege, granted a contestant in a tournament with, typically, an uneven number of participants, of not being paired with another contestant in the first round
Cricket a run made on a bowled ball that the batsman does not touch

Origin: var. of by

adjective

of secondary importance

See bye in American Heritage Dictionary 4

also by

noun

A secondary matter; a side issue.
Sports The position of one who draws no opponent for a round in a tournament and so advances to the next round.

Origin:

Origin: From by¹

.

interjection

Used to express farewell.

Origin:

Origin: Short for goodbye

.

prefix

Variant of by-.

Learn more about bye

bye phrase meanings

bye in a sentence

link/cite print suggestion box

More from YD

Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic

» more results...

Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic

About YourDictionary Advertisers Contact Us Privacy Policy Terms of Use Help
© 1996-2013 LoveToKnow, Corp. All Rights Reserved. Audio pronunciation provided by LoveToKnow, Corp.