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Wiktionary1.6 / 5 votes

  1. bynoun

    Antonyms:
    principal, main

  2. byadjective

    Along a path which runs by the speaker.

    The mailbox is by the bus stop.

    Antonyms:
    principal, main

English Synonyms and Antonyms2.0 / 1 vote

  1. by

    By refers to the agent; through, to the means, cause, or condition; with, to the instrument. By commonly refers to persons; with, to things; through may refer to either. The road having become impassable through long disuse, a way was opened by pioneers with axes. By may, however, be applied to any object which is viewed as partaking of action and agency; as, the metal was corroded by the acid; skill is gained by practise. We speak of communicating with a person by letter. Through implies a more distant connection than by or with, and more intervening elements. Material objects are perceived by the mind through the senses.

    Synonyms:
    by dint of, by means of, through, with

Princeton's WordNet2.0 / 1 vote

  1. by, pastadverb

    so as to pass a given point

    "every hour a train goes past"

    Synonyms:
    by, aside, away, past

  2. aside, by, awayadverb

    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"

    Synonyms:
    off, past, forth, out, aside, apart, away, by

PPDB, the paraphrase database3.0 / 2 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for "by":

    per, para, paras, via, par, under, torque, here, por, vis-, using, pair, because

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Translations for BY

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  • بجانب, بِ, في, بواسطة, لِ, عندArabic
  • za, do, prostřednictvím, pomocí, o, u, podle, po, odCzech
  • efter, ved, af, omkring, ved at, forbi, medDanish
  • mit, indem, bei, bis, nach, längs, von, mittels, um, durchGerman
  • μαGreek
  • per, de, apud, farEsperanto
  • por, paraSpanish
  • تاPersian
  • mukaisesti, ohi, vieressä, mukaan, kautta, mennessäFinnish
  • de, par, avant, moyen, enFrench
  • trochWestern Frisian
  • seachad, leScottish Gaelic
  • לפי, על ידיHebrew
  • तक, सेHindi
  • általHungarian
  • մոտ, կողքինArmenian
  • kena, sebelah, olehIndonesian
  • per, apud, daIdo
  • eftir, við, fyrirIcelandic
  • entro, con, per, da, del, accanto, vicinoItalian
  • על ידיHebrew
  • により, 作, 側, で, 従う, に, 沿う, によって, 著, までJapanese
  • 까지, 에Korean
  • tê re, heta, bi, li rex, ji alî, bi destê, li, ta, di ber re, li nêzîKurdish
  • a, cata, apud, aput, abLatin
  • до, кајMacedonian
  • mengikut, oleh, menjelang, dengan, di sepanjang, demi, di sebelah, perMalay
  • biMaltese
  • door, op, bij, per, tegen, vanwege, langs, metDutch
  • ved, med, innen, etter, for, avNorwegian
  • po, obok, przez, na, według, za, do, o, przyPolish
  • por, em, até, de, [[por]] [[mim]], perto, próximo, [[por]] [[nós]], a, próximo dePortuguese
  • de, cu, lângăRomanian
  • во, с, к, за, до, по, у, на, имя, около, помощь, рядомRussian
  • od, po, za, pri, s, z, doSlovene
  • av, med, intill, längs, vid, efter, längs med, genom attSwedish
  • மூலம்Tamil
  • ข้าง, โดย, เคียง, ติดกับThai
  • tarafındanTurkish
  • تك, سے, کی طرف سےUrdu
  • cạnh, vào, theo như, trước, bằng cách, theo, bởi, bên cạnh, kề, theo cách, tuân theo, bên, của, từng, gần, quaVietnamese
  • 通过Chinese

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