Bye Definition

noun
Something incidental or secondary.
Webster's New World
The privilege, granted a contestant in a tournament, of automatically advancing to the next round without playing.
Webster's New World
A situation in which a team, esp. a football team, is not scheduled to play when other teams in its league are scheduled.
Webster's New World
A run made on a bowled ball that the batsman does not touch.
Webster's New World

Obsolete spelling of bee.

Wiktionary
interjection
Webster's New World
Used to express farewell.
American Heritage

(colloquial) Goodbye.

Wiktionary
adjective
Of secondary importance.
Webster's New World
preposition

Obsolete spelling of by.

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Other Word Forms of Bye

Noun

Singular:
bye
Plural:
byes

Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Bye

  • by the bye
  • by the bye

Origin of Bye

  • Variant form of by, from Old English (being near).

    From Wiktionary

  • Shortened form of goodbye.

    From Wiktionary

  • Abbreviation of goodbye.

    From Wiktionary

  • Short for goodbye

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Alternative forms.

    From Wiktionary

  • From by

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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