Definitions
Near, beside, through the means of, or not later than a stated time.
Word origin
From Middle English by, bi, from Old English bī (“by; near; around”), from Proto-West Germanic *bī, from Proto-Germanic *bi (“near; by; around; about”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁epi.
Used in a sentence
“The mailbox is by the bus stop.”
“The stream runs by our back door.”
“He ran straight by me.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer17 curated clues
01“At the side of”2 letters
02“Author credit”2 letters
03“Author credit word”2 letters
04“Authorship marker”2 letters
05“Authorship word”2 letters
06“Beside”2 letters
07“Close beside”2 letters
08“Close to”2 letters
09“Near enough to touch”2 letters
10“Near in place”2 letters
11“Near or beside”2 letters
12“Near the side of”2 letters
13“Next door to”2 letters
14“Through the means of”2 letters
15“Via”2 letters
16“Written from”2 letters
17“Near”2 letters
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