Definition of by:

• in the expression " by myself" ( A.V., 1 Corinthians 4:4 ), means, as rendered in the Revised Version, " against myself."
• This word, when descriptively used in a grant, does not mean " in immediate contact with," but " near" to, the object to which it relates; and " near" is a relative term, meaning, when used in land patents, very unequal and different distances. Wells v. Mfg. Co., 48 N. H. 491. A contract to complete work by a certain time, means that it shall be done before that time. Rankin v. Woodworth, 3 Pen. & W. ( Pa.) 48. By an acquittance for the last payment all other arrearages are discharged. Noy, 40.
• Next or near to; with; along; over; through; in, on, or at; past and beyond; after.
• At the side of: near to: through, denoting the agent, cause, means, etc.
• Beside; past; over ( a course).
• Through the agency or help of; with.
• In accordance with; according to.
• To the extent of; multiplied into.
• Near; with; through, as author, maker, cause, means; according to; in the measure or quantity of; during; not later than.
• Near; close; at hand, & c.
• On; along; in traversing. Compare 5.
• Near to, while passing; hence, from one to the other side of; past; as, to go by a church.
• Used in specifying adjacent dimensions; as, a cabin twenty feet by forty.
• Against.
• 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.
• in reserve; not for immediate use; " started setting aside money to buy a car"; " put something by for her old age"; " has a nestegg tucked away for a rainy day"
• Near; in the neighborhood; present; as, there was no person by at the time.
• Passing near; going past; past; beyond; as, the procession has gone by; a bird flew by.
• Aside; as, to lay by; to put by.
• 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.
• Near, present, aside; by and by, after some time.
• Near: passing near: in presence of: aside, away.
• Near to; through; denoting agency or means.
• Near; in passing; in presence of; away.
• At hand; near.
• Beyond; past.
• Aside; apart off; up.
• Near: aside; away. By and- by, in a short time after; presently. By- the- by, by the way, as a passing remark aside from the main subject. By one's self, alone. To stand by, to stand near, or to support.
• Sometimes bye, as a prefix, means concealed; quiet; out of the direct way; private, & c.
• 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.
• As a prefix, signifying side, secondary, private.

Usage examples for by

1. Not by that name.  The Colors of Space by Marion Zimmer Bradley

2. Keep by me, my boy.  The Rajah of Dah by George Manville Fenn

3. I put by what I can.  Mrs. Halliburton's Troubles by Mrs. Henry Wood

4. That is it had an engine in it that ran by gasolene as does an automobile.  The Bobbsey Twins on the Deep Blue Sea by Laura Lee Hope