By vs. Besides
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
Besidespreposition
(obsolete) Beside.
Besidespreposition
In addition, in addition to.
Besidespreposition
Other than; except for; instead of.
Besidesadverb
(conjunctive) Also; in addition.
Besidesadverb
(conjunctive) Moreover; furthermore.
Besidesadverb
(conjunctive) Otherwise; else.
Besidesadverb
(obsolete) On one side.
Besidesadverb
On one side.
Besidesadverb
More than that; over and above; not included in the number, or in what has been mentioned; moreover; in addition.
Besidespreposition
Over and above; separate or distinct from; in addition to; other than; else than. See Beside, prep., 3, and Syn. under Beside.
Besidesadverb
making an additional point; anyway;
Besidesadverb
in addition;
Besidespreposition
in addition to; apart from
Besidesadverb
in addition; as well
Besidesadverb
used to introduce an additional idea or explanation
