bye

also 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 (bī)
interj.
Used to express farewell.

[Short for GOODBYE.]

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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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: you advance to the next round in a tournament without playing an opponent
  Synonym: pass

Meaning #2: a farewell remark
  Synonyms: adieu, adios, arrivederci, auf wiedersehen, au revoir, bye-bye, cheerio, good-by, goodby, good-bye, goodbye, good day, sayonara, so long

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The adjective bye has one meaning:

Meaning #1: minor or subordinate; `by' is often used in combination
  Synonyms: side, by

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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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