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Webster 1913 Edition


Bye

Bye

(bī)
,
Noun.
1.
A thing not directly aimed at; something which is a secondary object of regard; an object by the way, etc.; as in on or upon the bye, i. e., in passing; indirectly; by implication.
[Obs. except in the phrase by the bye.]
The Synod of Dort condemneth upon the
bye
even the discipline of the Church of England.
Fuller.
2.
(Cricket)
A run made upon a missed ball;
as, to steal a
bye
.
T. Hughes.
4.
(Golf)
The hole or holes of a stipulated course remaining unplayed at the end of a match.
By the bye
,
in passing; by way of digression; apropos to the matter in hand.
[Written also
by the by
.]

Bye

(bī)
Noun.
[AS.
bȳ
; cf. Icel.
bygð
dwelling,
byggja
,
būa
, to dwell √97.]
1.
A dwelling.
Gibson.
2.
In certain games, a station or place of an individual player.
Emerson.

Webster 1828 Edition


Bye

BYE

,
Noun.
A dwelling.

Definition 2024


bye

bye

See also: 'bye

English

Noun

bye (plural byes)

  1. (sports) The position of a person or team in a tournament or competition who draws no opponent in a particular round so advances to the next round unopposed, or is awarded points for a win in a league table; also the phantom opponent of such a person or team.
    Craig's Crew plays the bye next week.
  2. (cricket) An extra scored when the batsmen take runs after the ball has passed the striker without hitting either the bat or the batsman.
  3. (obsolete) A dwelling.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Gibson to this entry?)
  4. (obsolete) A thing not directly aimed at; something which is a secondary object of regard; an object by the way, etc.
    • Fuller
      The Synod of Dort condemneth upon the bye even the discipline of the Church of England.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Shortened form of goodbye.

Interjection

bye

  1. (colloquial) Goodbye.
Derived terms
Translations

Etymology 3

Alternative forms.

Preposition

bye

  1. Obsolete spelling of by

Noun

bye

  1. Obsolete spelling of bee

Anagrams


Afrikaans

Noun

bye

  1. plural of by

French

Etymology

From English bye

Interjection

bye !

  1. bye
    Allez bye ! À la revoyure.