Meaning

• Prep

  1. 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).
  4. Indicates the person or thing that does or causes something: Through the action or presence of.
  5. Indicates the person or thing that does or causes something: Through the action or presence of.
  6. Indicates the person or thing that does or causes something: Through the action or presence of.
  7. Indicates the creator of a work: Existing through the authorship etc. of.
  8. Indicates a means of achieving something: Involving/using the means of.
  9. Indicates an authority according to which something is done.
  10. Indicates an authority according to which something is done.
  11. Indicates a means of classification or organisation.
  12. Indicates the amount of change, difference or discrepancy
  13. In the formulae X by X and by Xs, indicates a steady progression, one X after another.
  14. Acted on in units of the specified size or measure. (Sometimes hyperbolically)
  15. per; with or in proportion to each.
  16. Indicates a referenced source: According to.
  17. Used to separate dimensions when describing the size of something.
  18. Designates a horse's male parent (sire); cf. out of.

• Adv
• Adj
• Noun
• Intj