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Word entry · 2 letters

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"At the side of"

2 letters · collected on this word page

2 lettersPronunciation /baɪ/Part of speech adverbSorted byStarts with BEnds with Y17 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. 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

01At the side of2 letters
02Author credit2 letters
03Author credit word2 letters
04Authorship marker2 letters
05Authorship word2 letters
06Beside2 letters
07Close beside2 letters
08Close to2 letters
09Near enough to touch2 letters
10Near in place2 letters
11Near or beside2 letters
12Near the side of2 letters
13Next door to2 letters
14Through the means of2 letters
15Via2 letters
16Written from2 letters
17Near2 letters

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