buy vs. by vs. bye vs. bi
4 words that sound the same but are spelled differently and mean different things. Hard level in Homonym Hunter.
🛒 buy
To get something for money.
“I need to buy milk.”
📍 by
Beside; via; before a time.
“The bench by the door.”
👋 bye
A casual goodbye; a pass to the next round.
“She got a bye in the first round.”
✌️ bi
A prefix meaning two (as in bicycle); short for bisexual.
“The bi-weekly meeting moved to Fridays.”
Quick way to tell them apart
“buy” means to get something for money; “by” means beside; via; before a time; “bye” means a casual goodbye; a pass to the next round; “bi” means a prefix meaning two (as in bicycle); short for bisexual.
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