bye
/baɪ/
interjection
- Used to say goodbye; a short, informal way of ending a conversation or leaving.
- Bye, see you tomorrow!
- I'll call you later. Bye for now.
- She waved and said, 'Bye, everyone!'
Antonyms
noun
- A situation in a sports tournament where a player or team advances to the next round without playing a match.
- Because of the odd number of teams, one player had a bye.
- The top seed received a bye into the quarterfinals.
- Our team got a bye in the first round of the playoffs.
- Something of secondary importance; a side issue (often used in the phrase 'by the bye').
- That's interesting, but it's just a bye in our discussion.
- He mentioned it only by the bye, not as the main topic.
- By the bye, have you heard about the new restaurant?