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bys

bys is the plural of by.

Meaning of by

Preposition

by

  1. Near or next to.
    • The mailbox is by the bus stop.
  2. From one side of something to the other, passing close by; past.
    • The stream runs by our back door.
  3. Not later than (the given time); not later than the end of (the given time interval); before.
    • Be back by ten o'clock!
  4. After a given amount of time has elapsed or a given event has occurred.
    • By February, we were all sick of the cold.
  5. Following a passive verb.
    • The matter was decided by the chairman.
  6. Following a noun.
    • There was a call by the unions for a 30% pay rise.

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Phrases with bys

Questions about bys

What is bys the plural of?
Bys is the plural of by.

Words near bys in the dictionary

  1. byrrhoids
  2. Byrrill Creek
  3. Byrum
  4. Byrums
  5. byrunning
  6. bys
  7. bysack
  8. Bysacki
  9. bysacks
  10. Bysacky
  11. Bysaki

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Adapted from Wiktionary: bys (page history and authors); by (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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