bye

CEFRA1

/baɪ/

interjection · noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    interjection

    A word used when leaving someone.

  2. 02

    interjection

    Extra detail

    A thing not directly aimed at; a secondary or subsidiary object, course, path, undertaking, issue, etc.

Examples

  • He departed without so much as saying good bye.

  • The end, so long good bye!

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /bɑːj/

Deep Dive

interjection

Extra meaning

  1. An extra scored when the batsmen take runs after the ball has passed the striker without hitting either the bat or the batsman.

noun

Extra meanings

  1. 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.

  2. An unspecified way or place.

More examples

In context

  • Craig's Crew plays the bye next week.

  • The Synod of Dort in some points condemneth, upon the by, even the discipline of the Church of England.

  • The Patriots were in the unique situation of having to play 16 straight games, then have their bye in week 17, whether they needed it or not.

Synonyms

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

She waved her hand and shouted blank to her friend as the train departed.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

interjection

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