By ¹

Definition: In the neighborhood of; near or next to; not far from; close to; along with; as, come and sit by me.

By ²

Definition: On; along; in traversing. Compare

By ³

Definition: Near to, while passing; hence, from one to the other side of; past; as, to go by a church.

By ⁴

Definition: Used in specifying adjacent dimensions; as, a cabin twenty feet by forty.

By ⁵

Definition: Against.

By ⁶

Definition: 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.

By ⁷

Definition: Near; in the neighborhood; present; as, there was no person by at the time.

By ⁸

Definition: Passing near; going past; past; beyond; as, the procession has gone by; a bird flew by.

By ⁹

Definition: Aside; as, to lay by; to put by.

By ¹⁰

Definition: 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.

by ¹¹

Definition: in reserve; not for immediate use; "started setting aside money to buy a car"; "put something by for her old age"; "has a nestegg tucked away for a rainy day"

by ¹²

Definition: so as to pass a given point; "every hour a train goes past"