Definition of By in English :
Define By in English
By meaning in English
Meaning of By in English
Pronunciation of By in English
By pronunciation in English
Pronounce By in English
By
see synonyms of byAdverb
in reserve; not for immediate use
Example Sentences:'started setting aside money to buy a car''put something by for her old age''has a nest egg tucked away for a rainy day'
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
By
see synonyms of bypreposition
1.
used to indicate the agent after a passive verb
seeds eaten by the birds
2.
used to indicate the person responsible for a creative work
this song is by Schubert
3.
via; through
enter by the back door
4.
followed by a gerund to indicate a means used
he frightened her by hiding behind the door
5.
beside; next to; near
a tree by the house
6.
passing the position of; past
he drove by the old cottage
7.
not later than; before
return the books by Tuesday
8.
used to indicate extent, after a comparative
it is hotter by five degrees than it was yesterday
9.
(esp in oaths) invoking the name of
I swear by all the gods
10.
multiplied by
four by three equals twelve
11. (in habitual sentences)
during the passing of (esp in the phrases by day, by night)
12.
placed between measurements of the various dimensions of something
a plank fourteen inches by seven
adverb
13.
near
the house is close by
14.
away; aside
he put some money by each week for savings
15.
passing a point near something; past
he drove by
16. Scottish
past; over and done with
that's a' by now
17. Scottish
aside; behind one
you should put that by for later
nounWord forms: plural byes
18. a variant spelling of bye1
the internet domain name for
Belarus
Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers
By
see synonyms of by preposition
1.
near in space; beside; at
stand by the wall
2.
a.
in or during the time of
travel by night
b.
not later than
be back by ten o'clock
3.
a.
via; through, along, or over
driving home by the dirt road
b.
past; beyond
to march by the reviewing stand
c.
to or within a distance of
missed the putt by a foot
4.
toward
north by northwest
5.
in behalf of
he did well by his friends
6.
with respect to (a given category)
a lawyer by profession
7.
a.
through the means, work, or operations of
a trip by train, a pact reached by negotiation, made by craftsmen, poems (written) by Poe
b.
through the activity or effort of
used before gerunds he won by practicing daily
8.
produced with (the other parent)
a son by my first husband
9.
following in series
marching two by two
10.
a.
with the authority or sanction of
by your leave
b.
according to; in a manner consistent with
playing by the rules
c.
in the name of
used in oaths by all that's holy
d. Informal
in the opinion of
the plans are OK by me
11.
a.
in the amount of, or to the extent or degree of
apples by the peck
b.
at the rate or pace of
growing dark by degrees
c.
and in another dimension
two feet by four feet
12.
using (the given number) as multiplier or divisor
adverb
13.
close at hand; near
stand by
14.
away; aside
we have put money by
15.
close in passing; past
the car sped by
16. US
at the place specified or understood
stop by on your way home
adjective, noun
17. alt. sp. of
bye
Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.
By
see synonyms of byprep.
1. Close to; next to: the window by the door.
2. With the use or help of; through: We came by the back road.
3. Up to and beyond; past: We drove by the house.
4. At or to: stopped by the bakery; came by the house.
5. In the period of; during: sleeping by day.
6. Not later than: by 5:30 PM.
7.
a. In the amount of: letters by the thousands.
b. To the extent of: shorter by two inches.
8.
a. According to: played by the rules.
b. With respect to: siblings by blood.
9. In the name of: swore by the Bible to tell the truth.
10. Through the agency or action of: was killed by a bullet.
11. Used to indicate a succession of specified individuals, groups, or quantities: One by one they left. They were persuaded little by little.
12.
a. Used in multiplication and division: Multiply 4 by 6 to get 24.
b. Used with measurements: a room 12 by 18 feet.
c. Toward. Used to express direction with points of the compass: south by east.
adv.
1. On hand; nearby: Stand by.
2. Aside; away: We put it by for later.
3. Up to, alongside, and past: The car raced by.
4. At or to one's home or current location: Stop by later today.
5. Into the past: as years go by.
n.
pref.
1. By: bygone.
2. Secondary, incidental: byway.
abbr.
budget year
The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.