BYE

adieu, adios, arrivederci, auf wiedersehen, au revoir, bye, bye-bye, cheerio, good-by, goodby, good-bye, goodbye, good day, sayonara, so long

(noun) a farewell remark; “they said their good-byes”

bye, pass

(noun) an automatic advance to the next round in a tournament without playing an opponent; “he had a bye in the first round”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Noun

bye (plural byes)

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.

(cricket) An extra scored when the batsmen take runs after the ball has passed the striker without hitting either the bat or the batsman.

(obsolete) A dwelling.

(obsolete) A thing not directly aimed at; something which is a secondary object of regard; an object by the way, etc.

(card games) A pass.

Etymology 2

Interjection

bye

(colloquial) Goodbye.

Etymology 3

Alternative forms.

Preposition

bye

Obsolete spelling of by.

Noun

bye

Obsolete spelling of bee.

Anagrams

• Bey, Eby, bey

Proper noun

Bye (plural Byes)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Bye is the 9496th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3423 individuals. Bye is most common among White (93.43%) individuals.

Anagrams

• Bey, Eby, bey

Source: Wiktionary


Bye, n.

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)

Definition: A run made upon a missed ball; as, to steal a bye. T. Hughes. By the bye, in passing; by way of digression; apropos to the matter in hand. [Written also by the by.]

Bye n. Etym: [AS.bbygbyggia, b, to dwell sq. root97.]

1. A dwelling. Gibson.

2. In certain games, a station or place of an individual player. Emerson.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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9 May 2025

RIGHT

(noun) anything in accord with principles of justice; “he feels he is in the right”; “the rightfulness of his claim”


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Coffee Trivia

Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.

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