Beside vs. By

Besidepreposition

Next to; at the side of.

Besidepreposition

Not relevant to.

Besidepreposition

Besides; in addition to.

Besideadverb

otherwise; else

Besidepreposition

At the side of; on one side of.

Besidepreposition

Aside from; out of the regular course or order of; in a state of deviation from; out of.

Besidepreposition

Over and above; distinct from; in addition to.

Besidepreposition

at the side of; next to

Besidepreposition

compared with

Besidepreposition

in addition to; apart from

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