bye
/baɪ/exclamation
उच्चारण बाइ
बाय, अलविदा
Basic word
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(in cricket) a run scored when the ball passes the batsman without being hit; (in sports) a situation in which a player or team goes into the next round without playing
बाय (रन)
- four byes
- Four byes were conceded because the keeper missed the high ball.
- The top seeds got a bye into the second round.
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- The team won the match without a single bye being given away.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
bye (exclamation)
An informal short form of goodbye. It is often doubled in speech: 'bye-bye'. Do not use it in a formal letter.
Goodbye का अनौपचारिक छोटा रूप। इसे बोलचाल में दोहराया भी जाता है: 'bye-bye'। औपचारिक पत्र में न लिखें।
- Bye! See you tomorrow.
- She waved and said bye to her grandparents.
say bye to + person
Used as a verb phrase meaning to say goodbye.
यह विदा लेने के अर्थ में verb phrase की तरह प्रयोग होता है।
- We said bye to Radhika at the station.
bye (cricket noun)
A run scored when the ball passes the batsman and the wicketkeeper without being touched. It is added to the team's extras, not to the batsman's score.
वह रन जो गेंद के बल्लेबाज़ और विकेटकीपर दोनों के पास से निकल जाने पर बनता है। यह टीम के extras में जुड़ता है, बल्लेबाज़ के स्कोर में नहीं।
- The ball went past the keeper for four byes.
- India conceded two byes in the over.
bye (tournament)
In a knockout contest, a bye is a free pass to the next round when there is no opponent.
Knockout प्रतियोगिता में विरोधी न होने पर अगले दौर में सीधे पहुँचने की छूट।
- The top seed got a bye in the first round.
bye and goodbye
'Bye' is friendly and brief; 'goodbye' is a little more complete and suitable for letters. 'Bye for now' keeps the tone light.
'Bye' मित्रवत और संक्षिप्त है; 'goodbye' थोड़ा पूर्ण है और पत्रों के लिए उपयुक्त है। 'Bye for now' हल्का स्वर बनाए रखता है।
- Say goodbye in a letter and bye to a friend.
- Bye for now, and take care!
+Collocations 5
verb + bye
saywavecall outshoutmouth
- The children waved bye as the bus pulled away.
bye + adverb
for nowfor todayuntil laterthen
- Bye for now, I have to go to class.
cricket phrases
four byesleg byesconcede a byewides and byesextras
- The team gave away eight extras, including four byes.
bye in sport
get a byereceive a byefirst-round byebye into the next round
- The champion received a bye into the second round.
bye in conversation
bye for nowbye byea quick byewave bye
- She gave a quick bye and ran to catch the bus.
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- Bye, Radhika! Don't forget your notebook.
Bye, राधिका! अपनी कॉपी मत भूलना।
- The wicketkeeper missed the ball and four byes were added to the score.
विकेटकीपर से गेंद छूट गई और स्कोर में चार byes जुड़ गए।
- Bye-bye, everyone, and thank you for coming.
सबको bye-bye, और आने के लिए धन्यवाद।
- Because only seven teams entered, one team got a bye.
केवल सात टीमें आईं, इसलिए एक टीम को bye मिला।
- The little boy blew a kiss and said bye to his mother.
छोटे बच्चे ने फ्लाइंग किस दी और माँ को bye कहा।
- The wicketkeeper dived but the ball ran away for four byes.
विकेटकीपर ने गोता लगाया, पर गेंद चार byes के लिए निकल गई।
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✗ He said bye with his friends.
✓ He said bye to his friends.
You say bye 'to' a person.
किसी व्यक्ति को bye कहने के लिए 'to' आता है।
✗ Radhika bid bye to all.
✓ Radhika bade goodbye to all.
The idiom is 'bid goodbye' (past: bade), not 'bid bye'.
मुहावरा 'bid goodbye' (past: bade) है, 'bid bye' नहीं।
✗ The bowler gave away bye of five runs.
✓ The bowler gave away five byes.
Count byes as a plural noun.
Byes को plural noun की तरह गिना जाता है।
?Which word?
Homophones: bye, by and buy are all /baɪ/.
Homophones: bye, by और buy सब /baɪ/ हैं।
§Grammar and usage
Usage: bye is informal; use goodbye in formal situations.
प्रयोग में bye अनौपचारिक है; औपचारिक स्थितियों में goodbye प्रयुक्त करें।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
By-election (an election to fill a vacant seat; also bye-election), leg bye (in cricket).
Collocations: by-election (रिक्त सीट भरने का चुनाव, उपचुनाव; bye-election भी), leg bye (क्रिकेट में)।