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=== Pronunciation ===
* {{enPR|bī}}, {{IPA|/baɪ/}}
* {{SAMPA|/baI/}}
* {{audio|en-us-by.ogg|Audio (US)}}
* {{homophones|bi|buy|bye}}

== Preposition ==
{{preposition}}
# [[near]] or [[next]] to.
#: ''The mailbox is '''by''' the bus stop.''
# at some [[time]] before (the given time).
#: ''Be back '''by''' ten o'clock!''
# if something is done '''by''' somebody, it is done through their [[action]]
#: ''The matter was decided '''by''' the chairman.''
#: ''The boat was swamped '''by''' the water.''
#: ''He was protected '''by''' his body armour.''
# if something is [[create]]d '''by''' somebody, they are the [[creator]], [[author]], etc.
#: ''There are many well-known plays '''by''' William Shakespeare.''
# shows how someone does something
#: ''I avoided the guards '''by''' moving only when they weren't looking.''
# using the [[rule]]s or [[logic]] of.
#: ''I sorted the items '''by''' category.''
# with a change of. In this case, '''by''' shows how much something has changed.
#: ''Our stock is up '''by''' ten percent.''
# shows how slowly, or how quickly, someone does something (used in the form "''X'' '''by''' ''X''" or "by ''X''s")
#: ''We went through the book page '''by''' page.''
#: ''We crawled forward '''by''' inches.''
# When {{r|measur|ing}} the [[width]] and [[depth]] of something, '''by''' is used between the [[length]]s of the two sides.
#: ''The window is 45&nbsp;cm '''by''' 60&nbsp;cm.''
# If you [[multiply]] <math>x</math> '''by''' <math>y</math>, you multiply <math>x</math> × <math>y</math>.
#: ''Five multiplied '''by''' seven is 35.''
# If you [[divide]] <math>x</math> '''by''' <math>y</math>, you find how many <math>y</math>s are in <math>x</math>.
#: ''35 divided '''by''' seven is five.''

=== Synonyms ===
* [[times]]

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