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Preposition

1. [[near|Near]] or [[next]] to.
2. From one side of something to the other, passing close by; [[past]].
3. Not later than (the given time); not later than the end of (the given time interval); [[before]].
4. After a given amount of time has [[elapse]]d or a given event has [[occur]]red.
5. {{senseid|en|cause}} {{non-gloss|Indicates the person or thing that does or causes something}}: Through the action or presence of.
6. {{non-gloss|Indicates the creator of a work}}: Existing through the authorship etc. of.
7. {{non-gloss|Indicates a [[means]] of achieving something}}: Involving/using the means of.
8. {{senseid|en|authority}}{{non-gloss|Indicates an authority according to which something is done.}}
9. {{non-gloss|Indicates a means of classification or organisation.}}
10. {{non-gloss|Indicates the amount of change, difference or discrepancy}}
11. {{non-gloss|In the formulae ''X by X'' and ''by Xs'', indicates a steady progression, one ''X'' after another.}}
12. {{+obj|en|:the}} Acted on in [[unit]]s of the specified size or measure. {{ng|(Sometimes hyperbolically)}}

Adverb

1. Along a [[path]] which [[run]]s [[past]] someone or something.
2. In the [[vicinity]], [[near]].
3. To or at a [[place]], as a [[residence]] or place of [[business]].
4. {{lb|en|uncommon|_|outside the phrase '[[put by]]'}} [[aside|Aside]], [[away]].
5. {{lb|en|uncommon|_|except in set phrases}} [[beyond|Beyond]] or [[past]] a certain point.

Adjective

1. Out of the way, off to one side.
2. [[subsidiary|Subsidiary]], [[incidental]].

Noun

1. {{alt form|en|bye}}.

Interjection

1. {{dated form of|en|bye||goodbye}}.

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