English pronunciation · Words Starting with B
Bye Pronunciation
Bye is pronounced BY, IPA /ˈbaɪ/.
BY
US /ˈbaɪ/ · UK /ˈbaɪ/
Syllables: BY (1 syllable)
interjection and noun: A short way of saying goodbye, or in sport a free pass to the next round.
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Bye in a Sentence
- Bye for now, see you Thursday.
- The top seed got a bye into the quarter finals.
- She waved and said bye through the window.
Common Mispronunciations of Bye
Not BEE
The ye spelling gives the long i of my. Bye rhymes with eye, not with bee.
Not BY-yuh
The e at the end is silent, so nothing follows the vowel. One syllable covers the word.
Tip: Bye, by, and buy are all said the same. The doubled bye-bye simply repeats it.
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