by
preposition/baɪ/
Frequency rank: #21 most common English word
Meaning
Showing the means, method, or route used to do something.
Example sentence
She arrived just in time by taking the shortcut.
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- asAt the same time that something else happens.
- haveTo own or possess something.
- atUsed to show a particular place, point, or position.
- heA male person or animal already mentioned.
- notUsed to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative.
- butUsed to introduce a contrast or something unexpected.
- fromShowing the place, person, or time something starts at or comes from.
- myBelonging to the person who is speaking.
- orUsed to connect different possibilities, choices, or alternatives.
- weThe person speaking together with one or more other people.