Antonyms for bye
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : bahy |
| Phonetic Transcription : baɪ |
Definition of bye
Origin :- in sporting use, a variant of by (prep). Originally in cricket, "a run scored on a ball that is missed by the wicket-keeper" (1746); later, in other sports, "position of one who is left without a competitor when the rest have drawn pairs" (1883), originally in lawn-tennis.
- As in au revoir : noun goodbye
- Bye and bye the eyes closed, and still clinging to the post, she slept.
- Extract from : « Harriet, The Moses of Her People » by Sarah H. Bradford
- It's the only comfort I have, and I'll get all the rest I want by and bye.
- Extract from : « The Foolish Lovers » by St. John G. Ervine
- By the bye, it has just occurred to me that the Fourth of July is properly a show.
- Extract from : « Punchinello, Vol. 1, No. 17, July 23, 1870 » by Various
- Bye knew the place well and the significance of the sound he heard.
- Extract from : « A Breath of Prairie and other stories » by Will Lillibridge
- The manufacture of lead-pencils, by the bye, is a very interesting subject.
- Extract from : « The Story of a Tinder-box » by Charles Meymott Tidy
- By the bye, I did n't know you were a Roman; how comes that?
- Extract from : « The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. I (of II) » by Charles James Lever
- By the bye, has Mr. Arnold ever said anything to you about the family jewels?
- Extract from : « David Elginbrod » by George MacDonald
- Oh, by the bye, did you hear what Daisy said the other day apropos of your china?
- Extract from : « Molly Bawn » by Margaret Wolfe Hamilton
- But, by the bye, I have something to say—you won't go to-day?'
- Extract from : « A Pair of Blue Eyes » by Thomas Hardy
- Fortunate Auchinbreac, to be all bye with it after a moment's agony!
- Extract from : « John Splendid » by Neil Munro
Synonyms for bye
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