Meaning

1 senses
  1. Used to introduce a new topic; incidentally, by the way.

Examples

257 sentences
  1. Did 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

  2. 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

  3. Was it by accident or by design?

    deWar das zufällig oder absichtlich? — Sudajaengi

  4. 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

  5. He came by car instead of by train.

    ruОн приехал на машине, а не на поезде. — marafon

Origin

The second "by" is a noun meaning "a secondary issue". Phrase used since the 17th century.

The second "by" is a noun meaning "a secondary issue". Phrase used since the 17th century.

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