by the bye

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bahy stressed th ee bahy]
- /baɪ stressed ði baɪ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bahy stressed th ee bahy]
- /baɪ stressed ði baɪ/

Definitions of by the bye words

noun by the bye incidentally; by the way: used as a sentence connector 3
noun by the bye incidentally 3
noun by the bye Sports. 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: The top three seeded players received byes in the first round. 1
noun by the bye Golf. the holes of a stipulated course still unplayed after the match is finished. 1
noun by the bye Cricket. a run made on a ball not struck by the batsman. 1
noun by the bye something subsidiary, secondary, or out of the way. 1

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Origin of by the bye

First appearance:

before 1710

One of the 50% oldest English words

1710-20; variant spelling of by1 in its noun sense “side way”

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Parts of speech for By the bye

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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by the bye popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for by the bye

adv by the bye

casually — happening by chance; fortuitous: a casual meeting.
accidentally — happening by chance or accident; not planned; unexpected: an accidental meeting.
by the way — You say by the way when you add something to what you are saying, especially something that you have just thought of.
unexpectedly — not expected; unforeseen; surprising: an unexpected pleasure; an unexpected development.
remotely — far apart; far distant in space; situated at some distance away: the remote jungles of Brazil.

All 16 Synonyms of by the bye

Antonyms for by the bye

adv by the bye

purposely — intentionally; deliberately: He tripped me purposely.

Just one Antonym for by the bye

by the bye

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Origin of by the bye

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Synonyms for by the bye

adv by the bye

Antonyms for by the bye

adv by the bye

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