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also by () pronunciation
n.
  1. A secondary matter; a side issue.
  2. Sports. The position of one who draws no opponent for a round in a tournament and so advances to the next round.
idiom:

by the bye (or by)

  1. By the way; incidentally.

[From BY1.]


bye2 () pronunciation
interj.
Used to express farewell.

[Short for GOODBYE.]


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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: n. - A farewell remark; You advance to the next round in a tournament without playing an opponent.

Tutor's tip: After her team got a "bye" (skipping a turn in a tournament), she said "'bye" (goodbye) and left to "buy" (purchase) sodas at the store "by" (near) the park.

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sign description: Waving the had in the common gesture of good-bye.




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Bye may refer to:

  • Bye (cricket), a special type of run scored in the game of cricket
  • Bye (sports), when a player or team is allowed to advance to the next round of a playoff tournament without playing
  • "Bye", a song by Elliott Smith from Figure 8

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Dansk (Danish)
int. - farvel, hej

Nederlands (Dutch)
tot ziens, vrijgelote speler, extra punt (cricket)

Français (French)
int. - au revoir, salut

Deutsch (German)
int. - auf Wiedersehen, tschau

Ελληνική (Greek)
int. - γεια, γεια χαρά

Italiano (Italian)
arrivederci

Português (Portuguese)
int. - tchau!, adeus!

Русский (Russian)
пока

Español (Spanish)
int. - ¡adiós!

Svenska (Swedish)
int. - ajö!, hej!
abbr. - bi-, sido-

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
再见

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
int. - 再見

한국어 (Korean)
int. - 안녕

日本語 (Japanese)
int. - さよなら, バイバイ
n. - 付随的なこと, バイ

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(نداء) مع السلامه (الاسم) (لعبه الكريكت) نقطه اضافيه, (رياضه) فوز بدون خوض مباراة لغياب الخصم‏

עברית (Hebrew)
int. - ‮להתראות, שלום, ביי‬


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