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How to pronounce bye in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms pass
Type of conceding, concession, yielding


he had a bye in the first round.
Type Words
Synonyms adieu, adios, arrivederci, au revoir, auf wiedersehen, bye-bye, cheerio, good-by, good-bye, good day, goodby, goodbye, sayonara, so long
Type of farewell, word of farewell


they said their good-byes.

Examples of bye

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Even if it goes back to being just a dollar business, you can say bye-bye to us.
From the businessweek.com
Certainly, last week appeared like a perfectly-placed bye week for the Jayhawks.
From the kansas.com
The Eagles have a bye the week of Oct. 23 before hosting the Cowboys on Oct. 30.
From the delawareonline.com
Bye-bye miles, hello erudite weekly political and financial news and commentary.
From the ocregister.com
For the world it will be a bye-bye America as it disappears up its own butthole.
From the economist.com
Sure, it will nice to open with three of four games at home before the bye week.
From the stltoday.com
At least the bye week helps them, even if it entailed just two days of practice.
From the stltoday.com
He was able to rest the injury over a bye week and practiced on a limited basis.
From the washingtontimes.com
Bye-bye went the red dress that made me feel like a movie star, eight years ago.
From the ocregister.com
More examples
  • You advance to the next round in a tournament without playing an opponent; "he had a bye in the first round"
  • Adieu: a farewell remark; "they said their good-byes"
  • In the sport of cricket, a bye is a run scored by the batting team when the ball has not been hit by the batsman and the ball has not hit the batsman's body.
  • Figure 8 is the fifth studio album by American singer-songwriter Elliott Smith. Released by DreamWorks Records on April 18, 2000, it became Smith's second release on a major label and the last album he would complete before his death. ...
  • 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; An extra scored when the batsmen take runs ...
  • (Byes) A bye results if a fair ball (not a no ball or a wide) has been delivered and it misses the striker completely and runs are able to score. An umpire, by raising one arm over his head with his palm open, will signal that byes have been scored.
  • (Byes) Mildly amusing pun, when deployed with Bedi, Bishen.
  • In Swiss System tourneys, a full point given to an odd player.
  • A run generally scored through any means other than being struck by the bat.