bye

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noun

ˈbī

plural byes ˈbīz

: the position of a participant in a tournament who advances to the next round without playing

drew a first-round bye

bye

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interjection

—used as a shortened form of goodbye to express farewell

When he finally spoke, though, and said, "Bye, I'll call you," instead of disappointment she had felt an enormous rush of relief—a feeling, she thinks now, of things falling back into place.—

Ann Packer

The stag lowered his head and raised it again. He blew out a frosty puff of air, then leaped away, vanishing into the mist. "Bye," Annie said wistfully.—

Mary Pope Osborne

"Bye, Mom! Bye, Auggie!" I kissed them both quickly and headed toward the door.—

R. J. Palacio

Examples of bye in a Sentence

Noun She got a bye into the second round of the tennis tournament.

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Noun

The 49ers have a 43-19 record under Shanahan following a bye, compared to 25-36 before the yearly one-week break. —

Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024 Iowa State is on the road next week at Kansas (2-6/1-4), which has a bye this week. —

Tom Layberger, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024

Interjection

The 49ers are coming off their Week 9 bye and seeking a win in Florida. —

Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 9 Nov. 2024 Sophomore 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. —

Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for bye