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    [Preposition]  | "by" | \ ˈbī \


    1: in proximity to : near

    2: into the vicinity of and beyond : past

    3: through or through the medium of : via

    Origin: before 12th century ;

     Middle English, preposition & adverb, from Old English, preposition, be, bī; akin to Old High German bī by, near, Latin ambi- on both sides, around, Greek amphi;

    [Adverb]  | "by" | \ ˈbī \


    1: past

    2: at or to another's home

    3: close at hand : near

    Origin: 14th century ;

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    [Adverb]  | "by and by" 


    1: before long, soon

    Origin: 1526 ;

    [Adverb]  | "by and large" 


    1: on the whole : in general

    Origin: 1707 ;

    [Noun]  | "by" | \ ˈbī \


    1: something of secondary importance : a side issue

    Origin: 1567 ;

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    [Noun]  | "bye" | \ ˈbī \


    1: the position of a participant in a tournament who advances to the next round without playing

    Origin: 1883 ;

     Alteration of {see: |by:2|by:2};

    [Noun]  | "by-and-by" | \ ˌbī-ən-ˈbī \


    1: a future time or occasion

    Origin: 1591 ;

    [Noun]  | "by-blow" | \ ˈbī-ˌblō \


    1: an indirect blow

    2: a child born to parents who are not married to each other

    3: a secondary or unintended consequence

    Origin: 1590 ;

    [Adjective]  | "by" | \ ˈbī \


    1: being off the main route : side

    2: incidental

    Origin: 14th century ;

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    [Interjection]  | "by" | \ ˈbī \


    1: —used to express farewell—often used with following now

    Origin: 1618 ;

     Short for goodbye;

    [Preposition]  | "by" 


    1: along the way of;


      * e.g., " ... went by the woods to get to the summer cottage "



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    2: using the means or agency of;


      * e.g., " ... try to convince them by reason alone, if possible "



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    3: close to;


      * e.g., " ... that house is right by the ocean "



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    [Preposition]  | "by virtue of" 


    1: as in by dint of, by means of;


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    [Adverb]  | "by" 


    1: at, within, or to a short distance or time;


      * e.g., " ... the library is close by "



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    [Adverb]  | "by and by" 


    1: at or within a short time;


      * e.g., " ... we'll get under way by and by "



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    [Adverb]  | "by and large" 


    1: for the most part;


      * e.g., " ... by and large, that information is accurate "



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    [Noun]  | "by-and-by" 


    1: time that is to come;


      * e.g., " ... we shall meet again in the by-and-by "



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    [Noun]  | "by-blow" 


    1: an illegitimate child;


      * e.g., " ... prior to his election as pope, Alexander VI fathered four by-blows, including the notorious siblings Cesare and Lucrezia Borgia "



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    [Noun]  | "by-product" 


    1: something that naturally develops or is developed from something else;


      * e.g., " ... hydrogen is one by-product of that chemical reaction "




    [Phrase]  | "by a long shot" 


    1: by a considerable margin;


      * e.g., " ... He knew he wouldn't be able to make it on time by a long shot. "



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    [Phrase]  | "by all means" 


    1: without any question;


      * e.g., " ... By all means, order whatever you'd like on the menu. "



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     [ "by" ]

    1:  at

      * e.g.,  ... I went by your house yesterday, and you were not there. Hey, they have a sale on ground meat over by John's Grocery. 

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    2:  to Used frequently in New Orleans and maybe other places where people either A) have not learned proper use of prepositions or B) are speaking a version of English infused with constructs from other languages

     [ "BYS" ]

    1: BLESS YOUR SOUL

      * e.g.,  ... Eva, thanks for the pizza, BYS!!!!! 

     [ "BYS" ]

    1: Meaning By Your Side.

      * e.g.,  ... Person 1: Damn Phil, did you see Emily was right bys 

     [ "BYS" ]

    1: Acronym for "Before You Start". Used to rebuke an argument before it begins.

      * e.g.,  ... Jim: "I think that My Little Pony gives a relevant depiction of modern society." 

     [ "byed" ]

    1: past of Bye. instead of saying " i said bye to her" u can say this " i Byed her"

      * e.g.,  ... I byed Aracely, because she needed to go do homework. 

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    1: Unorthodox backyard mechanical wizardry.

      * e.g.,  ... I took my bike to BYS, and it was the best thing i ever did. 

     [ "BYS" ]

    2: Typically carried out by 3 wise men

     [ "BYS" ]

    1: BYS means beat yo ass.

      * e.g.,  ... "Ayo Terell, give me my money fo I BYS no cap shawty! 

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    1: Bys - Be yourself

      * e.g.,  ... Random guy: *Trying hard to start a decent convo* 

     [ "bys" ]

    2: Easy just be original and calm.

      * e.g.,  ... Random girl: bys, chill. 

     [ "BYS" ]

    1: Braw you stupid

      * e.g.,  ... I thought that was a dog! BYS 

     [ "Up Bys!" ]

    1: Originated as a term used to describe pulling a wheely on ones bicycle but has since evolved into a commonly heard piece of street banter.

      * e.g.,  ... On seeing your friend on the other side of the street, or perhaps whilst passing in a car with the window rolled down as a friendly rousing gesture shout "Uuuuuuuuup bys!" with raising pitch on the 'up' and even higher pitch for the secondary 'bys'. 

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