"bye" meaning in English

See bye in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

IPA: /baɪ/ Audio: en-us-bye.ogg [US], En-uk-bye.ogg [UK] Forms: bye
enPR: bī Head templates: {{interjection}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Short for goodbye; you say bye when you leave a person or people.
    Sense id: simple-bye-en-intj-dmx23dsJ

Noun

IPA: /baɪ/ Audio: en-us-bye.ogg [US], En-uk-bye.ogg [UK] Forms: bye [singular], byes [plural]
enPR: bī Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A bye is a position given to a player in a tournament when the match the player is supposed to play has no opposers playing against the player that gives them a free win.
    Sense id: simple-bye-en-noun-s1tBC3e9
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    },
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/baɪ/"
    },
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    },
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