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- US Pronunciation
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- [bahy]
- /baɪ/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [bahy]
- /baɪ/
Definitions of byest word
- abbreviation BYEST by1 . 2
- noun byest 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 byest Golf. the holes of a stipulated course still unplayed after the match is finished. 1
- noun byest Cricket. a run made on a ball not struck by the batsman. 1
- noun byest something subsidiary, secondary, or out of the way. 1
- idioms byest by the bye, by the way; incidentally: By the bye, how do you spell your name? Also, by the by. 1
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Origin of byest
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 Byest
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
byest 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.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.