prep 1. near ○ The house is just by the bus stop. ○ Sit down here by me. 2. before, not later than ○ They should have arrived by now. ○ You must be home by eleven o’clock. ○ It must be finished by Friday. 3. showing means or way ○ Send the parcel by airmail. ○ Get in touch with the office by phone. ○ They came by car. ○ She caught a cold by standing in the rain. ○ You make buck’s fizz by adding champagne to orange juice. ○ She paid by cheque, not by credit card. 4. showing the person or thing that did something ○ a painting by Van Gogh ○ ‘Hamlet’ is a play by Shakespeare. ○ A CD recorded by our local group. ○ The postman was bitten by the dog. ○ She was knocked down by a car. 5. □ by yourself alone ○ Don’t sit at home all by yourself. ○ She made the hat all by herself. ○ Can you find your way to the station by yourself? 6. showing how much ○ We sell tomatoes by the kilo. ○ Eggs are sold by the dozen. ○ Prices have been increased by 5%. ○ They won by 4 goals to 2. 7. showing the size of something ○ The table is 60cm long by 25 wide. ■ adv 1. past ○ She drove by without seeing us. 2. □ by and large in general ○ By and large, the trains run on time. □ by far very much ○ A bike is by far the cheapest way to travel round London. ○ Of all small cars, this one uses by far the least amount of petrol. Synonym considerably
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