ALL meanings of by
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B b - preposition by in or during the time of 3
- preposition by not later than 3
- preposition by via; through, along, or over 3
- preposition by past; beyond 3
- preposition by to or within a distance of 3
- preposition by toward 3
- preposition by in behalf of 3
- preposition by with respect to (a given category) 3
- preposition by through the means, work, or operations of 3
- preposition by through the activity or effort of 3
- preposition by produced with (the other parent) 3
- preposition by following in series 3
- preposition by with the authority or sanction of 3
- preposition by according to; in a manner consistent with 3
- preposition by in the name of 3
- preposition by in the opinion of 3
- preposition by in the amount of, or to the extent or degree of 3
- preposition by at the rate or pace of 3
- preposition by and in another dimension 3
- preposition by using (the given number) as multiplier or divisor 3
- adverb by close at hand; near 3
- adverb by close in passing; past 3
- adverb by at the place specified or understood 3
- abbreviation BY bye 3
- preposition by If something is done by a person or thing, that person or thing does it. 3
- preposition by If you say that something such as a book, a piece of music, or a painting is by a particular person, you mean that this person wrote it or created it. 3
- preposition by If you do something by a particular means, you do it using that thing. 3
- preposition by If you achieve one thing by doing another thing, your action enables you to achieve the first thing. 3
- preposition by You use by in phrases such as 'by chance' or 'by accident' to indicate whether or not an event was planned. 3
- preposition by If someone is a particular type of person by nature, by profession, or by birth, they are that type of person because of their nature, their profession, or the family they were born into. 3
- preposition by If something must be done by law, it happens according to the law. If something is the case by particular standards, it is the case according to the standards. 3
- preposition by If you say what someone means by a particular word or expression, you are saying what they intend the word or expression to refer to. 3
- preposition by If you hold someone or something by a particular part of them, you hold that part. 3
- preposition by Someone or something that is by something else is beside it and close to it. 3
- preposition by By is also an adverb. 3
- preposition by If a person or vehicle goes by you, they move past you without stopping. 3
- preposition by If you stop by a place, you visit it for a short time. 3
- preposition by If something happens by a particular time, it happens at or before that time. 3
- preposition by If you do something by day, you do it during the day. If you do it by night, you do it during the night. 3
- preposition by In arithmetic, you use by before the second number in a multiplication or division sum. 3
- preposition by You use by to talk about measurements of area. For example, if a room is twenty feet by fourteen feet, it measures twenty feet in one direction and fourteen feet in the other direction. 3
- preposition by If something increases or decreases by a particular amount, that amount is gained or lost. 3
- preposition by Things that are made or sold by the million or by the dozen are made or sold in those quantities. 3
- preposition by You use by in expressions such as 'minute by minute' and 'drop by drop' to talk about things that happen gradually, not all at once. 3
- preposition by used to indicate the agent after a passive verb 3
- preposition by used to indicate the person responsible for a creative work 3
- preposition by via; through 3
- preposition by followed by a gerund to indicate a means used 3
- preposition by beside; next to; near 3
- preposition by passing the position of; past 3