Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for By
by, adv. [see by, prep.]
- Near; alongside; along the same way.
- Onward; continuing forward; on its way.
- Past; beyond; away from; out of reach of.
- Finished; done with.
- Aside; apart; to the side; [fig.] there; in that place; in those circumstances.
- Coming towards, then going away from.
- Pass; travel through.
- Left over; to the side.
- Phrase. “Passer by”: person who walks along the same route; one who approaches and then goes on.
- Phrase. “By and by”: in due time; in the course of events.
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