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by British & World English

identifying the agent performing an action:

by- (also bye-) British & World English

subordinate; incidental; secondary

bye1 British & World English

the transfer of a competitor directly to the next round of a competition in the absence of an assigned opponent

do by in do1 British & World English

treat or deal with in a specified way

go-by British & World English

avoid or snub someone

by-law (also bye-law) British & World English

a regulation made by a local authority or corporation

fly-by British & World English

a flight past a point, especially the close approach of a spacecraft to a planet or moon for observation

get by in get British & World English

manage with difficulty to live or accomplish something

lay-by British & World English

an area at the side of a road where vehicles may pull off the road and stop

by sea in sea British & World English

by means of a ship or ships

sit by in sit British & World English

take no action in order to prevent something undesirable from occurring

by-blow British & World English

a side-blow not at the main target

by-form British & World English

a secondary form of a word

come by in come British & World English

call casually and briefly as a visitor

drop by/in in drop British & World English

call informally and briefly as a visitor

on or by foot in foot British & World English

walking rather than travelling by car or using other transport

by hand in hand British & World English

by a person and not a machine

by Jove in Jove British & World English

an exclamation indicating surprise or used for emphasis

by name in name British & World English

using the name of someone or something

by rule in rule British & World English

in a regular manner according to a particular set of rules

stop by or in in stop British & World English

call briefly and informally as a visitor

by and by in by British & World English

before long; eventually

by-catch British & World English

the unwanted fish and other marine creatures trapped by commercial fishing nets during fishing for a different species

by deputy in deputy British & World English

instructing another person to act in one’s stead; by proxy

by design in design British & World English

as a result of a plan; intentionally

drive-by British & World English

(of a shooting or other act) carried out from a passing vehicle

by jingo! in jingo British & World English

an exclamation of surprise

by order in order British & World English

according to directions given by the proper authority

passer-by British & World English

a person who happens to be going past something, especially on foot

by return of post in return British & World English

in the next available mail delivery to the sender

by rights in right British & World English

if things had happened or been done fairly or correctly

as of right or by right in right British & World English

as a result of having a moral or legal claim or entitlement

stand by in stand British & World English

be present while something bad is happening but fail to take any action to stop it

stick by in stick2 British & World English

continue to support or be loyal to (someone), typically during difficult times

swear by in swear British & World English

have or express great confidence in the use, value, or effectiveness of

by turns in turn British & World English

one after the other; alternately

by water in water British & World English

using a ship or boat for travel or transport

by accident in accident British & World English

unintentionally; by chance

by-election British & World English

the election of an MP in a single constituency to fill a vacancy arising during a government’s term of office