bye
pronunciation
How to pronounce bye in British English:
UK [baɪ]
How to pronounce bye in American English:
US [baɪ]
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- Noun:
- you advance to the next round in a tournament without playing an opponent
- a farewell remark
Word Origin
- bye (1)
- in sporting use, a variant of by (prep). Originally in cricket, "a run scored on a ball that is missed by the wicket-keeper" (1746); later, in other sports, "position of one who is left without a competitor when the rest have drawn pairs" (1883), originally in lawn-tennis.
- bye (2)
- shortened form of good-bye. Reduplication bye-bye is recorded from 1709, though as a sound used to lull a child to sleep it is attested from 1630s.
Example
- 1. That bungled good bye hurts me to this day .
- 2. Wanna say bye to bobby ?
- 3. He stepped back a bit and said bye to his friend , only to give his attention back to me .
- 4. What do you mean bye ? L have good news for you .
- 5. If guangdong , however , is given permission to enact the proposed reforms to its one-child policy , hong kong 's moves to say " bye , bye , baby " may not be quite so necessary any more .