bye

¹

[ bahy ]

noun

1. Sports. in a tournament, the preferential status of a player or team not paired with a competitor in an early round and thus automatically advanced to play in the next round:

   The top three seeded players received byes in the first round.

2. Golf. the holes of a stipulated course still unplayed after the match is finished.
3. Cricket. a run made on a ball not struck by the batsman.
4. something subsidiary, secondary, or out of the way.

adjective

1. by.

bye

²

[ bahy ]

interjection

1. goodbye ( def 1 ).

bye-

³

1. variant of by-:

   bye-election.

bye

¹

sentence substitute

1. informal.
   goodbye

bye

²

/ baɪ /

noun

1. sport the situation in which a player or team in an eliminatory contest wins a preliminary round by virtue of having no opponent
2. golf one or more holes of a stipulated course that are left unplayed after the match has been decided
3. cricket a run scored off a ball not struck by the batsman: allotted to the team as an extra and not to the individual batsman See also leg bye
4. something incidental or secondary
5. by the bye
   incidentally; by the way: used as a sentence connector

Word History and Origins

Origin of bye¹

1710–20; variant spelling of by in its noun sense “side way”

Word History and Origins

Origin of bye¹

C16: a variant of by

Idioms and Phrases

Idioms

1. by the bye, by the way; incidentally: Also by the by.

   By the bye, how do you spell your name?

Example Sentences

Rodgers lost his first season with the Jets to an Achilles tendon injury, but this one is not much improvement and it will take a huge turnaround after their bye week to salvage something from this position.

From BBC

But teammates and coaches say they’ve seen Maiava step seamlessly into that spotlight since being named the starter during USC’s bye last week.

From Los Angeles Times

Jayden Maiava will get his first start for USC when the Trojans return from their bye to host Nebraska on Nov. 16, according to a person familiar with the decision but not authorized to speak publicly.

From Los Angeles Times

She finished her video with "Bye Ma", adding: "Frank, get the door" - a reference to Ms Godley's famed voice overs of Nicola Sturgeon.

From BBC

The second seed, who was given a bye in the first round, will face France's Ugo Humbert or American Marcos Giron in the last 16.

From BBC