bye Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun you advance to the next round in a tournament without playing an opponent
    pass.
    • he had a bye in the first round
  2. noun a farewell remark
    good-by; adieu; adios; so long; cheerio; good-bye; arrivederci; sayonara; auf wiedersehen; goodbye; bye-bye; goodby; good day; au revoir.
    • they said their good-byes

WordNet

Bye noun
Definitions
  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.
Bye noun
Etymology
AS.b cf. Icel. byg dwelling, byggia, ba, to dwell
Definitions
  1. A dwelling. Gibson.
  2. In certain games, a station or place of an individual player. Emerson.

Webster 1913