bye

Everyday

1. Bye is a short, friendly way to say goodbye. tree →
2. In sport, a bye is when a team or player goes on to the next round without playing because there is no opponent. tree →
3. In cricket, a bye is a run scored when the ball passes the batter without being hit. tree →
4. By and bye is an old phrase meaning after a while or soon. tree →

In the lessons

In everyday life and manners, bye is said when leaving or ending a phone call; bye-bye is often said to small children. Phrases: bye for now, bye-bye, say bye, by the way (different word).

Examples

• Bye, see you tomorrow! tree →
• Say bye-bye to Grandma. tree →
• Bye for now! tree →
• She waved and said bye. tree →
• Our team got a bye into the next round. tree →
• The batters ran two byes. tree →
• Bye, Mum, I'm going to school! tree →
• By and bye he called again. tree →

Note

Homophones: bye (goodbye), by (next to, or done by), buy (pay for). Bye is informal; goodbye is a bit more polite. Bye-bye is used mostly with young children.