bye

/baɪ/
interjection
  1. 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
  1. 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.
  2. 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?
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