التي في فئةENGLISH - ALTERNATIVE FORMS
معلومات عن الموضوع
English - Alternative Forms
* bye (_archaic_ for preposition and adverb, not used for abbreviation, preferred for noun and interjection)
التي في فئةENGLISH - ETYMOLOGY
معلومات عن الموضوع
English - Etymology
Old English _bī_ (“being near”), from Proto-Germanic _*bi_ (“near, by, around, about”), from Proto-Germanic _*umbi_ (“around”), from Proto-Indo-European _*ambʰi_ (“around”).
Old English bī (“being near”), from Proto-Germanic *bi (“near, by, around, about”), from
Proto-Germanic *umbi (“around”), from
Proto-Indo-European *ambʰi (“around”).
التي في فئةENGLISH - PRONUNCIATION
معلومات عن الموضوع
English - Pronunciation
* (UK, US) IPA(key): /baɪ/
* Rhymes: -aɪ
* Homophones: bi, bye, buy
التي في فئةENGLISH - PREPOSITION
معلومات عن الموضوع
English - Preposition
BY
* Near or next to.
_The mailbox is BY the bus stop._
* At some time before (the given time), or before the end of a given time interval.
_Be back BY ten o'clock! We will send it BY the first week of July._
* Indicates the actor in a clause with its verb in the passive voice: Through the action or presence of.
_The matter was decided BY the chairman. The boat was swamped BY the water. He was protected BY his body armour._
* Indicates the creator of a work: Existing through the authorship etc. of.
_There are many well-known plays BY William Shakespeare_
* Indicates the cause of a condition or event: Through the action of, caused by, responsibility for; by dint of.
* 1874, Thomas Hardy, _Far from the Madding Crowd_, 2005 Barnes & Noble Classics publication of 1912 Wessex edition, p.109:
In other directions the fields and sky were so much of one colour BY the snow that it was difficult in a hasty glance to tell whereabouts the horizon occurred […].
* Indicates a means: Involving/using the means of.
_I avoided the guards BY moving only when they weren't looking._
* 1909, Archibald Marshall, _The Squire's Daughter_, chapterII:
"I don't want to spoil any comparison you are going to make," said Jim, "but I was at Winchester and New College." ¶ "That will do," said Mackenzie. "I was dragged up at the workhouse school till I was twelve. Then I ran away and sold papers in the streets, and anything else that I could pick up a few coppers BY—except steal. […]"
* Indicates a source of light: Medium emanating from hot sources.
* 1945, Neva L. Boyd, _Handbook of Recreational Games_, 1975 Dover edition, ISBN 0486232042, p.16:
Players: Can we get there BY candlelight? ¶ Gatekeepers: Yes and back again.
* 1960, Dr. Seuss, _One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish_
BY the light of the moon, / BY the light of a star / they walked all night
* Indicates an authority, rule, or permission followed.
_I sorted the items BY category. BY the power vested in me, I now pronounce you man and wife._
* Indicates the amount of some progression: With a change of.
_Our stock is up BY ten percent._
* In the formulae _X by X_ and _by Xs_, indicates a steady progression, one _X_ after another.
_We went through the book page BY page. We crawled forward BY inches._
* Indicates a referenced source: According to.
_He cheated BY his own admission._
* Indicates an oath: With the authority of.
_BY Jove! I think she's got it! BY all that is holy, I'll put an end to this._
* Used to separate dimensions when describing the size of something.
_It is easy to invert a 2-BY-2 matrix. The room was about 4 foot BY 6 foot. The bricks used to build the wall measured 10 BY 20 BY 30 cm._
DERIVED TERMS
TRANSLATIONS
by
-
Near or next to.
-
The mailbox is by the bus stop.
-
At some time before (the given time), or before the end of a given time interval.
-
Be back by ten o'clock! We will send it by the first week of July.
-
Indicates the actor in a
clause with its verb in the passive voice: Through the action or presence of.
-
The matter was decided by the chairman. The boat was swamped by the water. He was protected by his body armour.
-
Indicates the creator of a
work: Existing through the authorship etc. of.
-
There are many well-known plays by William Shakespeare
-
Indicates the cause of a
condition or event: Through the action of, caused by, responsibility for; by dint of.
-
Indicates a means: Involving/using the means of.
-
I avoided the guards by moving only when they weren't looking.
-
Indicates a source of light: Medium emanating from hot sources.
- Indicates an authority, rule, or permission followed.
-
I sorted the items by category. By the power vested in me, I now pronounce you man and wife.
-
Indicates the amount of some progression: With a change of.
-
Our stock is up by ten percent.
-
In the formulae X by X and by Xs, indicates a steady progression, one X after another.
-
We went through the book page by page. We crawled forward by inches.
-
Indicates a referenced source: According to.
-
He cheated by his own admission.
-
Indicates an oath: With the authority of.
-
By Jove! I think she's got it! By all that is holy, I'll put an end to this.
-
Used to separate dimensions when describing the size of something.
-
It is easy to invert a 2-by-2 matrix. The room was about 4 foot by 6 foot. The bricks used to build the wall measured 10 by 20 by 30 cm.
التي في فئةENGLISH - ADVERB
معلومات عن الموضوع
التي في فئةENGLISH - ADJECTIVE
معلومات عن الموضوع
English - Adjective
BY (_not comparable_)
* Out of the way, subsidiary.
ANTONYMS
* main, principal
DERIVED TERMS
* bypass
* byroad
* bystander
* byway
by (not comparable)
-
Out of the way, subsidiary.
التي في فئةENGLISH - NOUN
معلومات عن الموضوع
التي في فئةENGLISH - INTERJECTION
معلومات عن الموضوع
التي في فئةAFRIKAANS - ETYMOLOGY
معلومات عن الموضوع
التي في فئةAFRIKAANS - PREPOSITION
معلومات عن الموضوع
Afrikaans - Preposition
BY
* at
* to
* BY
by
-
at
-
to
-
by
التي في فئةAFRIKAANS - NOUN
معلومات عن الموضوع
التي في فئةDANISH - ETYMOLOGY
معلومات عن الموضوع
التي في فئةDANISH - PRONUNCIATION
معلومات عن الموضوع
Danish - Pronunciation
* IPA(key): /byː/, [b̥yːˀ]
التي في فئةDANISH - NOUN
معلومات عن الموضوع
التي في فئةLOJBAN - ALTERNATIVE FORMS
معلومات عن الموضوع
Lojban - Alternative Forms
* by.
التي في فئةLOJBAN - LETTER
معلومات عن الموضوع
Lojban - Letter
BY (_selma'o_ BY)
* Name of the letter b.
USAGE NOTES
* All letter names can be used as pronouns, usually referring to something denoted by a word beginning with that letter.
_la alis cu lebna le bifpra e lei gluta gi'e co'a pilno BY_
Alice took up the fan and gloves and was using IT (i.e., the fan, _bifpra_)
* When used to spell a word, precede the string of letters with _me'o_.
* If a letter is followed by another letter or a number (including an imprecise or non-integral one such as _za'u_ or _pai_), and they do not make a single string of letters, separate them with _boi_.
by (selma'o by)
-
Name of the letter b.
التي في فئةLOJBAN - SEE ALSO
معلومات عن الموضوع
Lojban - See Also
* boi
* tei
* foi
* bu
التي في فئةLOWER SORBIAN - PRONUNCIATION
معلومات عن الموضوع
Lower Sorbian - Pronunciation
* IPA(key): [bɨ]
التي في فئةLOWER SORBIAN - VERB
معلومات عن الموضوع
التي في فئةMIDDLE ENGLISH - VERB
معلومات عن الموضوع
Middle English - Verb
BY
* be
by
-
be
التي في فئةNORWEGIAN BOKMÅL - PRONUNCIATION
معلومات عن الموضوع
Norwegian Bokmål - Pronunciation
* IPA(key): /byː/, [byː]
التي في فئةNORWEGIAN BOKMÅL - ETYMOLOGY 1
معلومات عن الموضوع
Norwegian Bokmål - Etymology 1
From Old Norse _býr_ (“place (to camp or settle), land, property, lot; _and later_ settlement”).
NOUN
BY m (_definite singular_ BYEN, _indefinite plural_ BYER, _definite plural_ BYENE)
* a town or city
DERIVED TERMS
* byfornyelse, byfornying
* drabantby
* landsby
* storby
From Old Norse býr (“place (to camp or settle), land, property, lot; and later settlement”).
by m (definite singular byen, indefinite plural byer,
definite plural byene)
-
a town or city
التي في فئةNORWEGIAN BOKMÅL - ETYMOLOGY 2
معلومات عن الموضوع
Norwegian Bokmål - Etymology 2
From _byde_, from Old Norse _bjóða_, from Proto-Germanic _*beudaną_ (“to offer”), from Proto-Indo-European _*bʰewdʰ-_ (“to wake, rise up”).
VERB
BY (_imperative_ BY, _present tense_ BYR, _simple past_ BØD _or_ BØY _or_ BYDDE, _past participle_ BUDT _or_ BYDD)
* to bid; offer
* to ask; invite
* to command; order
From byde, from Old Norse bjóða, from Proto-Germanic *beudaną (“to offer”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰewdʰ- (“to wake, rise up”).
by (imperative by, present tense byr, simple past bød or bøy or bydde, past participle budt or bydd)
-
to bid; offer
-
to ask; invite
-
to command; order
التي في فئةNORWEGIAN BOKMÅL - REFERENCES
معلومات عن الموضوع
Norwegian Bokmål - References
* “by” in _The Bokmål Dictionary_.
التي في فئةNORWEGIAN NYNORSK - ETYMOLOGY
معلومات عن الموضوع
التي في فئةNORWEGIAN NYNORSK - NOUN
معلومات عن الموضوع
التي في فئةNORWEGIAN NYNORSK - REFERENCES
معلومات عن الموضوع
Norwegian Nynorsk - References
* “by” in _The Nynorsk Dictionary_.
التي في فئةPOLISH - PRONUNCIATION
معلومات عن الموضوع
Polish - Pronunciation
* IPA(key): [bɨ]
التي في فئةPOLISH - PARTICLE
معلومات عن الموضوع
التي في فئةPOLISH - CONJUNCTION
معلومات عن الموضوع
Polish - Conjunction
BY
* in order to, so that
SYNONYMS
* aby, żeby
by
-
in order to, so that
التي في فئةPOLISH - EXTERNAL LINKS
معلومات عن الموضوع
Polish - External Links
* “by” in Polish dictionaries at PWN
التي في فئةSWEDISH - ETYMOLOGY
معلومات عن الموضوع
التي في فئةSWEDISH - NOUN
معلومات عن الموضوع
Swedish - Noun
BY c
* village
* (obsolete) farm
* gust, rush of wind
DECLENSION
RELATED TERMS
* (village):
* (breeze):
* byig
* bymoln
* kastby
* regnby
* stormby
by c
-
village
-
(obsolete) farm
-
gust, rush of wind
-
(village):
-
(breeze):
- byig
- bymoln
- kastby
- regnby
- stormby
التي في فئةSWEDISH - REFERENCES
معلومات عن الموضوع
Swedish - References
* by in _Svenska Akademiens Ordlista_ över svenska språket (13th ed., online)
التي في فئةWEST FRISIAN - PRONUNCIATION
معلومات عن الموضوع
West Frisian - Pronunciation
* IPA(key): /bɛɪ/
التي في فئةWEST FRISIAN - PREPOSITION
معلومات عن الموضوع