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Meaning of 'by' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . By [ a.]
- Out of the common path; aside; -- used in composition, giving the meaning of something aside, secondary, or incidental, or collateral matter, a thing private or avoiding notice; as, by-line, by-place, by-play, by-street. It was formerly more freely used in composition than it is now; as, by-business, by-concernment, by-design, by-interest, etc.
2 . By [ adv.]
- Near; in the neighborhood; present; as, there was no person by at the time.
- Passing near; going past; past; beyond; as, the procession has gone by; a bird flew by.
- Aside; as, to lay by; to put by.
3 . By [ pref.]
- In the neighborhood of; near or next to; not far from; close to; along with; as, come and sit by me.
- On; along; in traversing. Compare 5.
- Near to, while passing; hence, from one to the other side of; past; as, to go by a church.
- Used in specifying adjacent dimensions; as, a cabin twenty feet by forty.
- Against.
- With, as means, way, process, etc.; through means of; with aid of; through; through the act or agency of; as, a city is destroyed by fire; profit is made by commerce; to take by force.

Meaning of 'by' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . by [ r]
Meaning (1):
- so as to pass a given point
Example in sentence:
  • every hour a train goes past
Meaning (2):
- in reserve; not for immediate use
Example in sentence:
  • has a nest egg tucked away for a rainy day;
  • put something by for her old age;
  • started setting aside money to buy a car

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