bye

• IPA^(key): /baɪ/

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• Rhymes: -aɪ
• Homophones: bi, buy, by

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

bye (plural byes)

1. (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.

2. (cricket) An extra scored when the batsmen take runs after the ball has passed the striker without hitting either the bat or the batsman.
3. (obsolete) A dwelling.

   (Can we find and add a quotation of Gibson to this entry?)

4. (obsolete) A thing not directly aimed at; something which is a secondary object of regard; an object by the way, etc.
   • Fuller

     The Synod of Dort condemneth upon the bye even the discipline of the Church of England.

• (cricket): leg bye

Shortened form of goodbye.

bye

1. (colloquial) Goodbye.

• tatty bye

Alternative forms.

bye

1. Obsolete spelling of by

bye

1. Obsolete spelling of bee

• Bey, Eby, bey, ybe

bye

1. plural of by

From English bye

• IPA^(key): /baj/

bye !

1. bye

   Allez bye ! À la revoyure.

From English bye

• IPA: /baj/

bye

1. bye
2. goodbye

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