BYE

Near or next to.

Example: "The mailbox is by the bus stop."

From one side of something to the other, passing close by; past.

Example: "He ran straight by me."

Not later than (the given time); not later than the end of (the given time interval).

Example: "Be back by ten o'clock!."

Indicates the person or thing that does or causes something: through the action or presence of.

Indicates the creator of a work: existing through the authorship etc. of.

Example: "There are many well-known plays by william shakespeare"

Indicates a means of achieving something: involving/using the means of.

Example: "By 'maybe' she means 'no'."

Indicates an authority according to which something is done.

Example: "By the power vested in me, i now pronounce you man and wife."

Indicates a means of classification or organisation.

Example: "I sorted the items by category."

Indicates the amount of change, difference or discrepancy

Example: "His date of birth was wrong by ten years."

In the formulae x by x and by xs, indicates a steady progression, one x after another.

Example: "We crawled forward by inches."

Indicates a referenced source: according to.

Example: "By my reckoning, we should be nearly there."

Used to separate dimensions when describing the size of something.

Example: "It is easy to invert a 2-by-2 matrix."

(horse breeding) designates a horse's male parent (sire); cf. out of.

Example: "She's a lovely little filly, by big lad, out of damsel in distress."