by

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[[t]baɪ[/t]]

prep. adv. adj. n. pl. byes

1) near to or next to:

a home by a lake[/ex]

2) over the surface of, through the medium of, along, or using as a route:

She came by air[/ex]

3) on, as a means of conveyance:

to arrive by ship[/ex]

4) to and beyond a place; past:

We drove by the church[/ex]

5) during:

by day; by night[/ex]

6) not later than:

I'll be done by five o'clock[/ex]

7) to the extent or amount of:

taller by three inches[/ex]

8) from the evidence or authority of:

By his own account he was there[/ex]

9) according to:

a bad movie by any standards[/ex]

10) through the agency of:

The booklet was issued by the government[/ex]

11) from the hand or invention of:

a poem by Emily Dickinson[/ex]

12) as a result or on the basis of:

We met by chance[/ex]

13) in support of; for:

to do well by one's children[/ex]

14) cvb (of things in succession) after; next after:

piece by piece[/ex]

15) math. (in multiplication) taken the number of times as that specified by the second number, or multiplier:

Multiply 18 by 57[/ex]

16) cvb (in measuring shapes, spaces, etc.) with another dimension of:

a room 10 feet by 12 feet[/ex]

17) math. (in division) separated into the number of equal parts as that specified by the second number, or divisor:

Divide 99 by 33[/ex]

18) cvb in terms or amounts of:

Apples are sold by the bushel[/ex]

19) begot or born of:

She had a son by her first husband[/ex]

20) (of quadrupeds) having as a sire:

Equipoise II by Equipoise[/ex]

21) naut. navig. one point toward on the compass:

N by NE[/ex]

22) to, into, or at:

Come by my office this afternoon[/ex]

23) at hand; near:

The school is close by[/ex]

24) to and beyond a point; past:

The car drove by[/ex]

25) aside; away:

to lay by money for retirement[/ex]

26) to or at someone's home, office, etc.:

Stop by later[/ex]

27) past; over:

in times gone by[/ex]

28) situated to one side:

a by passage[/ex]

29) incidental:

a by comment[/ex]

30) bye I

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- by and by by and large

Also, bye I Etymology: bef. 900; ME; OE bī II

by

[[t]baɪ[/t]] interj.

cvb

bye II