The meaning of BYE is the position of a participant in a tournament who advances to the next round without playing. How to use bye in a sentence.

BYE definition: 1. goodbye: 2. If someone is given a bye, they are allowed to miss out part of a competition and…. Learn more.

Bye and bye-bye are informal ways of saying goodbye. Let's next time say bye at the door. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

“See you later.” “OK. Bye now.” She got a bye into the second round of the tennis tournament.

bye 1 (baɪ) n. Also, by. 1. (in a tournament) the preferential status of a player or team not paired with a competitor in an early round and thus automatically advanced to play in the next round. …

2 days ago · 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 …

If you say, "Bye!" you mean "farewell" or "so long." In other words, bye is a shorter way to say, "Goodbye."