by
preposition
[ bʌɪ ]
• identifying the agent performing an action.
• indicating the means of achieving something.
• "malaria can be controlled by attacking the parasite"
• indicating the amount or size of a margin.
• "the shot missed her by miles"
• indicating a deadline or the end of a particular time period.
• "I've got to do this report by Monday"
Similar:
no later than,
in good time for,
at,
before,
• indicating location of a physical object beside a place or object.
• "remains were discovered by the roadside"
Similar:
next to,
beside,
next door to,
alongside,
by/at the side of,
abreast of,
adjacent to,
cheek by jowl with,
side by side with,
near,
close to,
hard by,
nearest to,
neighbouring,
adjoining,
abutting,
bordering,
overlooking,
connected to,
connecting with,
contiguous with,
attached to,
• indicating the period in which something happens.
• "this animal always hunts by night"
• concerning; according to.
• "anything you do is all right by me"
• used in mild oaths.
• "it was the least he could do, by God"
by
adverb
• so as to go past.
• "a car flashed by on the other side of the road"
by
noun
• variant spelling of bye1.
Origin:
Old English bī, bi, be, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch bij and German bei .
by-
prefix
• subordinate; incidental; secondary.
• "by-election"
bye
noun
• the transfer of a competitor directly to the next round of a competition in the absence of an assigned opponent.
• "he has a bye into the second round"
• a run scored from a ball that passes the batsman without being hit (recorded as an extra, not credited to the individual batsman).
• one or more holes remaining unplayed after a match has been decided.
Origin:
mid 16th century (denoting a side issue or incidental matter): from by.
