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What does the word by mean?

Part of speech: preposition

Beside; past; over ( a course).

Part of speech: preposition

Through the agency or help of; with.

Part of speech: preposition

In accordance with; according to.

Part of speech: preposition

To the extent of; multiplied into.

Part of speech: prefix

Against.

Part of speech: adverb

At hand; near.

Part of speech: adverb

Beyond; past.

Part of speech: adverb

Aside; apart off; up.

Usage examples for by

And what do you mean by a 'daylight person'?" – Jan and Her Job by L. Allen Harker
I wonder, by the way, if it was all taken. – At the Time Appointed by A. Maynard Barbour
By the way, where did you say this prince man is? – Romance Island by Zona Gale

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