By vs. Near
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
Nearadjective
Physically close.
Nearadjective
Closely connected or related.
Nearadjective
Close to one's interests, affection, etc.; intimate; dear.
Nearadjective
Close to anything followed or imitated; not free, loose, or rambling.
Nearadjective
So as barely to avoid or pass injury or loss; close; narrow.
Nearadjective
(of an event) Approaching.
Nearadjective
Approximate, almost.
Nearadjective
On the side nearest to the kerb (the left-hand side if one drives on the left).
Nearadjective
(dated) Next to the driver, when he is on foot; (US) on the left of an animal or a team.
Nearadjective
(obsolete) Immediate; direct; close; short.
Nearadjective
Stingy; parsimonious.
Nearadverb
Having a small intervening distance with regard to something.
Nearadverb
(colloquial) nearly
Nearpreposition
Close to, in close proximity to.
Nearpreposition
Close to in time.
Nearadverb
At a little distance, in place, time, manner, or degree; not remote; nigh.
Nearadverb
Nearly; almost; well-nigh.
Nearadverb
Closely; intimately.
Nearadjective
Not far distant in time, place, or degree; not remote; close at hand; adjacent; neighboring; nigh.
Nearadjective
Closely connected or related.
Nearadjective
Close to one's interests, affection, etc.; touching, or affecting intimately; intimate; dear; as, a near friend.
Nearadjective
Close to anything followed or imitated; not free, loose, or rambling; as, a version near to the original.
Nearadjective
So as barely to avoid or pass injury or loss; close; narrow{3}; as, a near escape; a near miss.
Nearadjective
Next to the driver, when he is on foot; in the Unted States, on the left of an animal or a team; as, the near ox; the near leg. See Off side, under Off, a.
Nearadjective
Immediate; direct; close; short.
Nearadjective
Close-fisted; parsimonious.
Nearpreposition
Adjacent to; close by; not far from; nigh; as, the ship sailed near the land. See the Note under near, a.
Nearverb
To approach; to come nearer; as, the ship neared the land.
Nearverb
To draw near; to approach.
Nearverb
move towards;
Nearadjective
not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances;
Nearadjective
being on the left side;
Nearadjective
closely resembling the genuine article;
Nearadjective
giving or spending with reluctance;
Nearadjective
with or in a close or intimate relationship;
Nearadjective
very close in resemblance;
Nearadverb
near in time or place or relationship;
Nearadverb
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; `near' is sometimes used informally for `nearly' and `most' is sometimes used informally for `almost';
