Before vs. By
Beforepreposition
Earlier than (in time).
Beforepreposition
In front of in space.
Beforepreposition
In the presence of.
Beforepreposition
Under consideration, judgment, authority of (someone).
Beforepreposition
In store for, in the future of (someone).
Beforepreposition
In front of, according to a formal system of ordering items.
Beforepreposition
At a higher or greater position than, in a ranking.
Beforeadverb
At an earlier time.
Beforeadverb
In advance.
Beforeadverb
At the front end.
Beforeconjunction
in advance of the time when
Beforeconjunction
(informal) rather or sooner than
Beforepreposition
In front of; preceding in space; ahead of; as, to stand before the fire; before the house.
Beforepreposition
Preceding in time; earlier than; previously to; anterior to the time when; - sometimes with the additional idea of purpose; in order that.
Beforepreposition
An advance of; farther onward, in place or time.
Beforepreposition
Prior or preceding in dignity, order, rank, right, or worth; rather than.
Beforepreposition
In presence or sight of; face to face with; facing.
Beforepreposition
Under the cognizance or jurisdiction of.
Beforepreposition
Open for; free of access to; in the power of.
Beforeadverb
On the fore part; in front, or in the direction of the front; - opposed to in the rear.
Beforeadverb
In advance.
Beforeadverb
In time past; previously; already.
Beforeadverb
Earlier; sooner than; until then.
Beforeadverb
earlier in time; previously;
Beforeadverb
at or in the front;
Beforepreposition
during the period of time preceding (a particular event or time)
Beforepreposition
in front of
Beforepreposition
in front of and required to answer to (a court of law, tribunal, or other authority)
Beforepreposition
in preference to; rather than
Beforeconjunction
during the period of time preceding (a particular event or time)
Beforeconjunction
in front of
Beforeconjunction
in preference to; rather than
Beforeconjunction
Beforeconjunction
in front of and required to answer to (a court of law, tribunal, or other authority)
Beforeadverb
during the period of time preceding (a particular event or time)
Beforeadverb
in front of
Beforeadverb
in preference to; rather than
Beforeadverb
Beforeadverb
in front of and required to answer to (a court of law, tribunal, or other authority)
Bypreposition
Near or next to.
Bypreposition
At some time before (the given time), or before the end of a given time interval.
Bypreposition
Indicates the actor in a clause with its verb in the passive voice: Through the action or presence of.
Bypreposition
Indicates the creator of a work: Existing through the authorship etc. of.
Bypreposition
Indicates the cause of a condition or event: Through the action of, caused by, responsibility for; by dint of.
Bypreposition
Indicates a means: Involving/using the means of.
Bypreposition
Indicates a source of light used as illumination.
Bypreposition
Indicates an authority, rule, or permission followed.
Bypreposition
Indicates the amount of some progression: With a change of.
Bypreposition
In the formulae X by X and by Xs, indicates a steady progression, one X after another.
Bypreposition
Indicates a referenced source: According to.
Bypreposition
Indicates an oath: With the authority of.
Bypreposition
Used to separate dimensions when describing the size of something.
Bypreposition
(horse breeding) Designates a horse's male parent (sire); cf. out of.
Byadverb
Along a path which runs by the speaker.
Byadverb
In the vicinity, near.
Byadverb
To or at a place, as a residence or place of business.
Byadverb
Aside, away.
Byadjective
Out of the way, subsidiary.
Bynoun
(card games) A pass
Byinterjection
alternative spelling of bye
Bypreposition
In the neighborhood of; near or next to; not far from; close to; along with; as, come and sit by me.
Bypreposition
On; along; in traversing. Compare 5.
Bypreposition
Near to, while passing; hence, from one to the other side of; past; as, to go by a church.
Bypreposition
Used in specifying adjacent dimensions; as, a cabin twenty feet by forty.
Bypreposition
Against.
Bypreposition
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.
Byadverb
Near; in the neighborhood; present; as, there was no person by at the time.
Byadverb
Passing near; going past; past; beyond; as, the procession has gone by; a bird flew by.
Byadverb
Aside; as, to lay by; to put by.
Byadjective
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.
Byadverb
so as to pass a given point;
Byadverb
in reserve; not for immediate use;
Bypreposition
identifying the agent performing an action.
Bypreposition
after a passive verb
Bypreposition
after a noun denoting an action
Bypreposition
identifying the author of a text, idea, or work of art
Bypreposition
indicating the means of achieving something
Bypreposition
indicating a term to which an interpretation is to be assigned
Bypreposition
indicating a name according to which a person is known
Bypreposition
indicating the means of transport selected for a journey
Bypreposition
indicating the other parent of someone's child or children
Bypreposition
indicating the sire of a pedigree animal, especially a horse
Bypreposition
(followed by a noun without a determiner) in various phrases indicating how something happens
Bypreposition
indicating the amount or size of a margin
Bypreposition
indicating a quantity or amount
Bypreposition
in phrases indicating something happening repeatedly or progressively, typically with repetition of a unit of time
Bypreposition
identifying a parameter
Bypreposition
expressing multiplication, especially in dimensions
Bypreposition
indicating a deadline or the end of a particular time period
Bypreposition
indicating location of a physical object beside a place or object
Bypreposition
past and beyond
Bypreposition
indicating the period in which something happens
Bypreposition
concerning; according to
Bypreposition
used in mild oaths
Byadverb
so as to go past
Bynoun
variant spelling of bye
