- a situation in which a player or team does not have an opponent in one part of the competition and continues to the next part as if they had wonWord Originnoun mid 16th cent. (denoting a side issue or incidental matter): from by.
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See bye in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionaryby the way
(also by the by/bye)
- (abbreviation BTW)(informal) used to introduce a comment or question that is not directly related to what you have been talking about
- By the way, I found that book you were looking for.
- What's the time, by the way?
- Oh by the way, if you see Jackie, tell her I'll call her this evening.
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