by

next to; close to; a house by the sea; through the authority of: a study by the EPA; according to: a lousy movie by anyone’s standards; no later than: I’m usually home by late afternoon.
Not to be confused with:buy – purchase: buy a car; to acquire by exchange or concession; to bribe: to buy votes; to accept or believe: I don’t buy that story.bye – secondary matter; side issue; short for good-bye; incidentally: By the bye, how was the dinner?

BY

abbr. budget year

by¹

B0590450 (bī)prep.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.Idiom: by oneself1. Without company; alone: went by herself.2. Without help: wrote the book by myself.

[Middle English bi, be, from Old English bī, be; see ambhi in Indo-European roots.]

by²

B0590450 (bī)n. Variant of bye¹.

by

(baɪ) prep1. 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. (Mathematics) multiplied by: four by three equals twelve. 11. (in habitual sentences) during the passing of (esp in the phrases by day, by night)12. (Surveying) placed between measurements of the various dimensions of something: a plank fourteen inches by seven. adv13. 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. Scot past; over and done with: that's a' by now. 17. Scot aside; behind one: you should put that by for later. n, pl byes a variant spelling of bye¹[Old English bī; related to Gothic bi, Old High German bī, Sanskrit abhi to, towards]

by

the internet domain name for (Computer Science) Belarus

by¹

(baɪ)

prep., adv., adj., n., pl. byes. prep. 1. near to or next to: a home by a lake. 2. over the surface of, through the medium of, along, or using as a route: She came by air. 3. on, as a means of conveyance: to arrive by ship. 4. to and beyond a place; past: We drove by the church. 5. during: by day; by night. 6. not later than: I'll be done by five o'clock. 7. to the extent or amount of: taller by three inches. 8. from the evidence or authority of: By his own account he was there. 9. according to: a bad movie by any standards. 10. through the agency of: The booklet was issued by the government. 11. from the hand or invention of: a poem by Emily Dickinson. 12. as a result or on the basis of: We met by chance. 13. in support of; for: to do well by one's children. 14. (of things in succession) after; next after: piece by piece. 15. (in multiplication) taken the number of times as that specified by the second number, or multiplier: Multiply 18 by 57. 16. (in measuring shapes, spaces, etc.) with another dimension of: a room 10 feet by 12 feet. 17. (in division) separated into the number of equal parts as that specified by the second number, or divisor: Divide 99 by 33. 18. in terms or amounts of: Apples are sold by the bushel. 19. begot or born of: She had a son by her first husband. 20. (of quadrupeds) having as a sire: Equipoise II by Equipoise. 21. one point toward on the compass: N by NE. 22. to, into, or at: Come by my office this afternoon. adv. 23. at hand; near: The school is close by. 24. to and beyond a point; past: The car drove by. 25. aside; away: to lay by money for retirement. 26. to or at someone's home, office, etc.: Stop by later. 27. past; over: in times gone by. adj. 28. situated to one side: a by passage. 29. incidental: a by comment. n. 30. bye ¹ . Idioms: 1. by and by, before long; presently. 2. by and large, in general; on the whole. Also, bye. [before 900; Middle English; Old English bī]

by²

(baɪ)

interj. bye ² .

by-

a combining form of by¹: by-product; bystander. Compare bye-.

by

1. used in passives

By is most often used in passive sentences. If something is done or caused by a person or thing, that person or thing does it or causes it.

This view has been challenged by a number of researchers.I was surprised by his anger.He was knocked down by a bus.

When an -ed word is used like an adjective to describe a state rather than an action, it is not always followed by by. Some -ed words are followed by with or in.

The room was filled with flowers.The walls of her flat are covered in dirt.2. used with time expressions

If something happens by a particular time, it happens at or before that time.

I'll be home by seven o'clock.By 1995 the population had grown to 3 million.

Be Careful!
By can only be used with this meaning as a preposition. Don't use it as a conjunction. Don't say, for example, 'By I had finished my lunch, we had to leave'. You say 'By the time I had finished my lunch, we had to leave'.

By the time I went to bed, I was exhausted.3. used to describe position

You can use by to say that someone or something is at the side of a person or object.

I sat by her bed.She lives in a cottage by the sea.

Be Careful!
Don't use 'by' with the names of towns or cities. Don't say, for example, 'I was by Coventry when I ran out of petrol'. You say 'I was near Coventry when I ran out of petrol'.

Mandela was born near Elliotdale.4. saying how something is done

By can be used with some nouns to say how something is done. You don't usually put a determiner in front of the noun.

Can I pay by credit card?I always go to work by bus.He sent the form by email.

However, if you want to say that something is done using a particular object or tool, you often use with, rather than 'by'. With is followed by a determiner.

Clean the mirrors with a soft cloth.He brushed back his hair with his hand.

You can use by with an -ing form to say how something is achieved.

Make the sauce by boiling the cream and stock together in a pan.We saved a lot of money by booking our holiday online.

Thesaurus

Adv.

1.by - so as to pass a given point; "every hour a train goes past"past

2.by - in reserve; not for immediate use; "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"aside, away

by

preposition1. through, via, with the help of, by virtue of, with the aid of, under the aegis of, through the agency of The feast was served by his mother and sisters.2. via, over, by way of The train passes by Oxford.3. near, past, along, close to, closest to, neighbouring, next to, beside, nearest to, adjoining, adjacent to She was sitting in a rocking chair by the window.4. before, prior to, earlier than, in advance of, no later than We all knew by then that the affair was practically over.adverb1. nearby, close, handy, at hand, within reach Large numbers of security police stood by.2. away, aside, to one side They did not put the money by for a rainy day.by and by presently, shortly, soon, eventually, one day, before long, in a while, anon, in the course of time, erelong (archaic or poetic) By and by the light gradually grew fainter.by yourself1. alone, separately, singly, on your own, on your tod, on your lonesome (informal), in a solitary state a dark-haired man sitting by himself in a corner2. without help, independently, single-handedly, unassisted, without assistance, by your own effort She decided to learn to fly to prove she could do something all by herself.

Translations

…左右不迟于乘以在...旁在...旁边

by

(bai) preposition1. next to; near; at the side of. by the door; He sat by his sister.在...旁2. past. going by the house.经过...旁边3. through; along; across. We came by the main road. 穿过，沿着，越过 4. used (in the passive voice) to show the person or thing which performs an action. struck by a stone. （用在被动语态）表示使为者 5. using. He's going to contact us by letter; We travelled by train.用6. from; through the means of. I met her by chance; by post.通过7. (of time) not later than. by 6 o'clock. （表示时间）不迟于 8. during the time of. 在...时候9. to the extent of. taller by ten centimetres. （表示程度）...左右 10. used to give measurements etc. 4 metres by 2 metres. （用于乘除运算）乘 11. in quantities of. fruit sold by the kilo. （表示数量）按 12. in respect of. a teacher by profession.就...来说 adverb1. near. They stood by and watched.在近旁2. past. A dog ran by.经过3. aside; away. money put by for an emergency. （搁）在一边 ˈbygones: let bygones be bygones to forgive and forget past causes of ill-feeling. 过去的事就让它过去吧，既往不咎 ˈbypass noun a road which avoids an obstruction or a busy area. Take the bypass round the city.旁道 verb to avoid (a place) by taking such a road. 绕过ˈby-product noun something obtained or formed during the making of something else. Coal tar is a by-product of the process of obtaining gas from coal.副产品ˈbystander noun a person who watches but does not take part. 旁观者by and by after a short time. By and by, everyone went home.不久以后by and large mostly; all things considered. Things are going quite well, by and large. 总的来说，大体上，基本上 by oneself1. alone. He was standing by himself at the bus-stop.单独2. without anyone else's help. He did the job (all) by himself.独力by the way incidentally. By the way, have you a moment to spare?顺便说

by is used for forms of transport: by train ; by aeroplane ; by land ; by sea

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Please come home by eleven p.m. (US)
Please come home by 11p.m. (UK)

Could you take me by car? (US)
Can you take me by car? (UK)

See:

(all) done by mirrors
(I'm) (so) glad you could drop by
(whether) by accident or design
a blow-by-blow account
a blow-by-blow account, description, etc.
a camel is a horse designed by a committee
A good time was had by all
a man is known by the company he keeps
a rose by any other name
a rose by any other name (would smell as sweet)
a tiger by the tail
abide by
abide by a decision
accompanied by
accompanied by (someone or something)
according to all accounts
all by (one's) lonesome
all by lonesome
all cats are grey by night
all right with one
baptism by fire
be absorbed by (something)
be bitten by the bug
be bitten by/have the bug
be blown away
be blown away by something
be conspicuous by (one's) absence
be devoured by (something)
be devoured by something
be hanging on by (one's) fingertips
be hanging on by your fingertips
be hard done-by
be hard hit (by something)
be hoist by (one's) own petard
be hoist/hoisted by/with your own petard
be hounded (by someone or something)
be past its sell-by date
be past the/(one's) sell-by date
be replaced by (someone or something)
be struck by (someone or something)
be struck by/on/with somebody/something
be struck on (someone or something)
be struck with (someone or something)
be tainted by (something)
be taken by surprise
be taken in by (someone)
be taken to task (by someone)
be taken to the cleaners (by someone)
be too clever by half
be touched by (something)
be/feel hard done by
been getting by
begin by (doing something)
begin by doing
benefit by
benefit by (something)
bit by bit
bitten by the same bug
blow by blow
blow-by-blow
blow-by-blow account
brick by brick
brush by
brush by (someone or something)
by
by (one's) (own) bootstraps
by (one's) fingertips
by (one's) lights
by (one's) own fair hand(s)
by (one's) own hand
by (one's) wits
by (oneself)
by a canvas
by a hair
by a hair/whisker
by a hair's breadth
by a long chalk
by a long shot
by a mile
by a neck
by a nose
by a short head
by a show of hands
by a whisker
by a wide margin
by accident
by accident or design
by acclamation
by all accounts
by all appearances
by all manner of means
by all means
by all means of
by all means of (something)
by all odds
by an eyelash
by and by
by and large
by ankle express
by any chance
by any means
by any stretch
by any stretch of the imagination
by bootstraps
by brute strength
by chance
by check
by choice
by coincidence
by comparison
by contraries
by cracky
By cracky!
by day
by default
by definition
by degrees
by design
by dint of
by dint of (something)
by dint of something
by dint of something/doing something
by ear
by fair means or foul
by false pretenses
by far
by fits and starts
by force of habit
by George
by godfrey
by guess and by God
by guess and by golly
by guess and by gosh
by guess or by golly
by guess or by gosh
by half
by halves
by hand
by heart
by hell or high water
by herself
by hook or (by) crook
by hook or by crook
by hook or crook
by inches
by itself
by Jove
by leaps and bounds
by lot
by main force
by main strength and awkwardness
by means of
by means of (something)
by means of something
by mistake
by myself
by name
by nature
by no means
by no stretch
by no stretch of the imagination
by numbers
by one's bootstraps
by one's wits
by oneself
by ourselves
by popular demand
by reason of
by request
by return
by return (of post)
by return mail
by return mail and by return post
by return post
by rights
by rote
by shank's mare
by stealth
by the
by the (unit)
by the back door
by the board
by the book
by the by
by the by/bye
by the bye
by the day
by the dozen
by the dozen(s)
by the dozens
by the end of the day
by the grace of God
by the gross
by the handful
by the hour
by the look(s) of it/things
by the month
by the name (of)
by the name of...
by the nape of (one's)/its/the neck
by the nape of the neck
by the numbers
by the same token
by the scruff of (one's)/its/the neck
by the scruff of somebody's/the neck
by the seat of (one's) pants
by the seat of one's pants
by the seat of pants
by the seat of the pants
by the seat of your pants
by the short hairs
by the skin of (one's) teeth
by the skin of one's teeth
by the skin of teeth
by the skin of your teeth
by the sweat of (one's) brow
by the sweat of brow
by the sweat of one's brow
by the sweat of your brow
by the thousand
by the thousands
by the time
by the unit
by the way
by the week
by the yard
by the year
by themselves
by trade
by trial and error
by turn
by turns
by virtue of
by virtue of (something)
by water
by way of
by way of (something)
by way of something
by weight
by word of mouth
by your fingertips
by yourself
by yourself, himself, etc.
by yourselves
by/from all accounts
by/from the look of it/things
by/in comparison
by/in leaps and bounds
by/in virtue of something
by/on/under false pretences
by/through the back door
call by (a name)
call by a name
Can I get by, please?
catch (someone) by surprise
catch a tiger by the tail
cheaper by the dozen
cheek by jowl
choked by emotion
cling on by (one's) fingernails
cling on by (one's) fingertips
close by
clue-by-four
come by
come by (something) honestly
come by honestly
come by the worst
come home by Weeping Cross
conspicuous by (one's) absence
conspicuous by absence
conspicuous by its absence
conspicuous by one's (its) absence
conspicuous by your absence
conspicuous by your/its absence
consumed by desire
continue by (doing something)
continue by doing
copy out (by hand)
Could I get by, please?
creep by
cruise by
crushed by
damn by association
day by day
days gone by
death by spell check
delight (someone) by (doing something)
delight by
Desires are nourished by delays
die by
die by (one's) own hand
die by (something)
die by own hand
divide (something) by (something)
divide by
do (something) by halves
do (something) by the book
do all right by (one)
do badly by (one)
do badly by (someone)
do by
do nothing/not do anything by halves
do right by (someone)
do right by somebody
do somehow by
do something by a whisker
do something by the book
do something by the skin of your teeth
do well by (one)
do well by doing good
do well by somebody
done by mirrors
don't judge a book by its cover
drag (oneself) up by (one's) (own) bootstraps
drag/pull yourself up by your bootstraps
drop by
drop by (sometime)
drop by the wayside
easy to come by
edge by
edge by (someone or something)
end up (by) (doing something)
exceed (someone or something) by (something)
exceed by
exemplify (something) by (something)
exemplify by
fall by
fall by (some amount)
fall by the wayside
fall by the wayside, to
feel hard done-by
fine by (one)
fine with me
fits and starts, by
fly by
fly by the seat of (one's) pants
fly by the seat of your pants
fly-by-night
for sale by owner
from the look(s) of it/things
gain (something) by (doing something)
gain by doing
get (one) by the short and curlies
get (one) by the short hairs
get (someone) by the balls
get along
get away with
get burned (by someone)
get by
get someone by the short and curlies
get taken in (by someone or something)
get taken to task (by someone)
get taken to the cleaners (by someone)
get the go-by
get the worst of it
get/have somebody by the short hairs
give (one) the go-by
give someone the go-by
give the go-by
glad you could drop by
go by
go by the board
go by the board, to
go by the name (of)
go by the name of
go by the name of...
go by the wayside
go-by
goodbye, cruel world
grab (someone or something) by the throat
grab (something) by the throat
grab someone by the throat
grab someone/something by the throat
grab the bull by its horns
grab the bull by the horns
grasp (someone or something) by (something)
grasp by
grow by leaps and bounds
hang (on) by a hair
hang (someone or oneself) by the neck
hang by
hang by (something)
hang by a hair
hang by a thread
hang by a thread, to
hang by a thread/hair
hang by the eyelids
hang by the neck
hang on
hang on by (one's) fingernails
hang on by (one's) fingertips
hang on by a thread
happen by
hard by
hard done by
hard done-by
hard on
has the world by the tail
haul (oneself) up by bootstraps
have (got) a tiger by the tail
have (one) by the balls
have (one) by the short and curlies
have (someone or something) by the ears
have (someone or something) by the tail
have (someone) by (something)
have (someone) by the short hairs
have a bear by the tail
have a man by the balls
have a tiger by the tail
have a wolf by the ears
have a/the wolf by the ear(s)
have by
have one's wits about one, to
have passed (someone or something's) sell-by date
have passed your sell-by date
have someone by the balls
have someone by the short and curlies
have someone by the short hairs
have something by the ears
have the bug
have the right sow by the ear
have the world by the tail
he who lives by the sword dies by the sword
he who lives by the sword, dies by the sword
highways and byways
hit by the stupid stick
hit by the ugly stick
hit by/with the stupid stick
hit by/with the ugly stick
hoist by your own petard
hoist by/with (one's) own petard
hold a wolf by the ears
hold an eel by the tail
hold by
hold by (something)
How's by you?
I wasn't brought up in the woods to be scared by owls
identify (someone or something) by (something)
identify by
impress by
impress by (something)
in a class by (one)self
in comparison
in leaps and bounds
in virtue of (something)
inch by inch
increase (something) by (something)
increase by
increase by leaps and bounds
increment by
judge a book by its cover, one can't
judging by
just getting by
justify by
keep by
knee-high by the 4th of July
know (someone or something) by sight
know (something) by heart
know by
know by heart
know by name
know by sight
know somebody by sight
lay (one) by the heels
lay (something) by
lay aside
lay by
lay by the heels
lay store by (something or someone)
lead (one) (around) by the nose
lead by
lead by the nose
lead by the nose, to
lead somebody by the nose
lead someone by the nose
learn (something) by heart
learn by
learn by heart
learn by rote
let (one) by
let (one) get by
let (one) get by with (something)
let (one) go by
let (one) pass by
let by
let get by with
let slide by
let slip
let slip by
let the chance slip by
little by little
live by
live by one's wits
Live by the sword, die by the sword
live by wits
live by your wits
live by/on (one's) wits
live by/on your wits

BY

The two-character ISO 3166 country code for BELARUS.

BY

1. ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code for the Republic of Belarus. This is the code used in international transactions to and from Belarusian bank accounts.

2. ISO 3166-2 geocode for Belarus. This is used as an international standard for shipping to Belarus. Each Belarusian province has its own code with the prefix "BY." For example, the code for the Province of Brest is ISO 3166-2:BY-BR.

Acronym

Definition

BY➣Base Year (Dollars)

BY➣Bay (postal region, Somalia)

BY➣Budget Year

BY➣Busy

BY➣Billion Years

BY➣Belarus

BY➣Burundi

BY➣Britannia Airways (UK)

BY➣Brigham Young

BY➣Bavaria (BaYern, Germany)

BY➣BWAY Corporation (stock symbol)

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prep through

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through
via
with the help of
by virtue of
with the aid of
under the aegis of
through the agency of

prep via

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via
over
by way of

prep near

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near
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along
close to
closest to
neighbouring
next to
beside
nearest to
adjoining
adjacent to

prep before

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before
prior to
earlier than
in advance of
no later than

adv nearby

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nearby
close
handy
at hand
within reach

adv away

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away
aside
to one side

phrase by and by

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presently
shortly
soon
eventually
one day
before long
in a while
anon
in the course of time
erelong

phrase by yourself: alone

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alone
separately
singly
on your own
on your tod
on your lonesome
in a solitary state

phrase by yourself: without help

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without help
independently
single-handedly
unassisted
without assistance
by your own effort

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