by and by
Heaven; the hereafter. Usually preceded with "the sweet."Heaven; the hereafter. Usually preceded with "the sweet."
» Did he come by bus or by train?
Ist er mit dem Bus oder mit dem Zug gekommen? — lilygilder
Он приехал автобусом или поездом? — leyla
Он приехал на автобусе или на поезде? — Typok
Він приїхав автобусом чи поїздом? — leyla
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1 senses(uncountable)Heaven; the hereafter. Usually preceded with "the sweet."
I'm sorry ma'am, but your cat's gone on to the sweet by and by.
мир ино́йmir inój, тот светtot svet
Examples
257 sentencesDid he come by bus or by train?
Він приїхав автобусом чи поїздом? — leyla
ruОн приехал автобусом или поездом? — leyla
deIst er mit dem Bus oder mit dem Zug gekommen? — lilygilder
I know him by sight, but not by name.
Я упізнаю його візуально, але я не знаю, як його звати. — deniko
ruЯ знаю его в лицо, но не по имени. — odexed
Was it by accident or by design?
deWar das zufällig oder absichtlich? — Sudajaengi
Let's go by train instead of by bus.
ruДавай поедем на поезде, а не автобусом. — odexed
deLass uns mit der Bahn statt mit dem Bus fahren! — Pfirsichbaeumchen
He came by car instead of by train.
ruОн приехал на машине, а не на поезде. — marafon
Translations
2 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English by and by (“side by side, close together, alongside, on and on, continFrom Middle English by and by (“side by side, close together, alongside, on and on, continually, again and again, repeatedly”), equivalent to by + and + by.
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Synonyms
3 synonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.