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   by

   /bʌɪ/

   preposition

   • 1. identifying the agent performing an action.
   • ▪ after a passive verb: "the door was opened by my cousin Annie" Similar through the agency ofby means ofunder the aegis ofusingutilizingemployingwith the help ofwith the aid ofas a result ofbecause ofby dint ofby way ofby virtue ofviathrough
   • ▪ after a noun denoting an action: "a clear decision by the electorate"
   • ▪ identifying the author of a text, idea, or work of art: "a book by Ernest Hemingway"
   • 2. indicating the means of achieving something: "malaria can be controlled by attacking the parasite"
   • ▪ indicating a term to which an interpretation is to be assigned: "what is meant by ‘fair’?"
   • ▪ indicating a name according to which a person is known: "she mostly calls me by my last name"
   • ▪ indicating the means of transport selected for a journey: "the cost of travelling by bus"
   • ▪ indicating the other parent of someone's child or children: "Richard is his son by his third wife"
   • ▪ indicating the sire of a pedigree animal, especially a horse: "a black filly by Goldfuerst"
   • ▪ (followed by a noun without a determiner) in various phrases indicating how something happens: "I heard by chance that she has married again"
   • 3. indicating the amount or size of a margin: "the shot missed her by miles"
   • ▪ indicating a quantity or amount: "billing is by the minute"
   • ▪ in phrases indicating something happening repeatedly or progressively, typically with repetition of a unit of time: "colours changing minute by minute"
   • ▪ identifying a parameter: "a breakdown of employment figures by age and occupation"
   • ▪ expressing multiplication, especially in dimensions: "a map measuring 400 by 600 mm"
   • 4. indicating a deadline or the end of a particular time period: "I've got to do this report by Monday" Similar no later thanin good time foratbefore
   • 5. indicating location of a physical object beside a place or object: "remains were discovered by the roadside" Similar next tobesidenext door toalongsideby/at the side ofabreast ofadjacent tocheek by jowl withside by side withnearclose tohard bynearest toneighbouringadjoiningabuttingborderingoverlookingconnected toconnecting withcontiguous withattached to
   • ▪ past and beyond: "I drove by our house" Similar pastin front ofbeyond
   • 6. indicating the period in which something happens: "this animal always hunts by night"
   • 7. concerning; according to: "anything you do is all right by me" Similar according towithas far as … is concernedconcerning
   • 8. used in mild oaths: "it was the least he could do, by God"

   adverb

   • 1. so as to go past: "a car flashed by on the other side of the road"

   noun

   • 1. variant spelling of bye

   Word Origin Old Englishbī, bi, be, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch bij and German bei.

   Scrabble Points: 7

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   Definition of 'by' by. British. pronunciation note: The preposition is pronounced (baɪ ). The adverb is pronounced (baɪ ). In addition to the uses shown below, by is used in phrasal verbs such as 'abide by', 'put by', and 'stand by'. 1. preposition A2. If something is done by a person or thing, that person or thing does it.

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