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bye
interjection
used
to
say
goodbye
when
you
are
leaving
someone
or
ending
a
conversation
•
“
Thanks
for
coming
!
Bye
!”
“
Thanks
for
coming
!
Bye
!”
•
He
hung
up
the
phone
after
saying
bye
to
his
mother
.
He
hung
up
the
phone
after
saying
bye
to
his
mother
.
Shortened
from
goodbye
,
first
recorded
in
the
late
16th
century
.
noun
an
automatic
advance
to
the
next
round
of
a
competition
without
playing
a
scheduled
opponent
•
Because
there
were
an
odd
number
of
teams
,
ours
received
a
bye
in
the
first
round
.
Because
there
were
an
odd
number
of
teams
,
ours
received
a
bye
in
the
first
round
.
•
The
tournament
bracket
clearly
showed
which
players
had
a
bye
.
The
tournament
bracket
clearly
showed
which
players
had
a
bye
.
19th-century
sporting
slang
,
perhaps
from
the
idea
of
being
“
by
”
or
outside
the
normal
play
.
noun
in
cricket
,
a
run
scored
when
the
ball
passes
the
batter
without
touching
bat
or
body
and
the
fielding
side
fails
to
stop
it
•
The
wicketkeeper
fumbled
,
allowing
the
batsmen
to
take
a
bye
.
The
wicketkeeper
fumbled
,
allowing
the
batsmen
to
take
a
bye
.
•
They
ran
four
byes
when
the
ball
slipped
past
the
keeper
and
reached
the
rope
.
They
ran
four
byes
when
the
ball
slipped
past
the
keeper
and
reached
the
rope
.
Early
19th-century
cricket
term
,
from
the
sense
of
the
ball
going
"
by
"
the
batter
.
goodbye
interjection
Used
to
express
farewell
when
you
are
leaving
someone
.
•
Emma
waved
and
said
goodbye
before
boarding
the
train
.
Emma
waved
and
said
goodbye
before
boarding
the
train
.
•
He
shouted
goodbye
as
the
bus
pulled
away
from
the
stop
.
He
shouted
goodbye
as
the
bus
pulled
away
from
the
stop
.
Shortened
from
the
16th-century
phrase
“
God
be
with
ye
,”
which
people
said
when
parting
.
noun
An
act
or
instance
of
bidding
farewell
.
•
After
a
quick
goodbye
,
she
hurried
into
the
taxi
.
After
a
quick
goodbye
,
she
hurried
into
the
taxi
.
•
Their
tearful
goodbyes
took
longer
than
the
entire
visit
.
Their
tearful
goodbyes
took
longer
than
the
entire
visit
.
From
the
earlier
interjection
“
goodbye
,”
itself
a
contraction
of
“
God
be
with
ye
,”
later
used
as
a
noun
meaning
the
act
of
bidding
farewell
.
