by

preposition/baɪ/CEFR A1

দ্বারা, দিয়ে, পাশে

Meaning

Showing who did something, the means used, or a position beside something.

Example sentences

The letter was written by Rina.চিঠিটি রিনা লিখেছিল।
We travelled by bus.আমরা বাসে গিয়েছিলাম।
He sat by the window.সে জানালার পাশে বসল।

A common mistake

I go to school by foot.→I go to school on foot.

যানবাহনে by — by bus, by train, by air। কিন্তু হেঁটে গেলে 'on foot'। আর 'by a bus' নয়, article ছাড়াই।

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: beside

Similar words, and what each means

beside
পাশে, নিকটে
Next to or at the side of someone or something.

Other English words for “দ্বারা, দিয়ে, পাশে”

with
In the company of someone, or using something.
beside
Next to or at the side of someone or something.
alongside
Next to something, or working together with someone.

Idioms using “by”

By fits and starts
থেমে থেমে, অনিয়মিতভাবে
By hook or by crook
যেভাবেই হোক, ন্যায়-অন্যায় যেভাবেই
By leaps and bounds
দ্রুতগতিতে
To take the bull by the horns
সাহস করে সমস্যার মুখোমুখি হওয়া

“by” elsewhere on EnglishBD

That is what appropriate prepositions really are: not a topic, but a long list of places where translating word by word quietly fails.
Appropriate Prepositions in English →
Nobody says যাইলাম for গেলাম, or খাইয়াছি where খেয়েছি belongs — you fixed those forms by ear, years before you knew the word irregular.
Irregular Verbs in English (V1, V2, V3) →
One apostrophe, moved by a single letter, changes the size of a building.
Possessive Case in English ('s, s' and of) →

Where this word is used

Check yourself

“by” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?
- • জন্য, ধরে
- • ভিতরে (গতিসহ)
- • ভিন্ন, অন্যরকম; যার মতো নয়
- • দ্বারা, দিয়ে, পাশে
Show the answer
দ্বারা, দিয়ে, পাশে — by (preposition) — দ্বারা, দিয়ে, পাশে. Showing who did something, the means used, or a position beside something.
Which word is closest in meaning to “by”?
- • beside
- • unlike
- • without
- • over
Show the answer
beside — beside — পাশে, নিকটে. Next to or at the side of someone or something.

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