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by
Preposition
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near or next to.
The mailbox is by the bus stop.
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at some time before (the given time).
Be back by ten o'clock!
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if something is done by somebody, it is done through their action
The matter was decided by the chairman.
The boat was swamped by the water.
He was protected by his body armour.
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if something is created by somebody, they are the creator, author, etc.
There are many well-known plays by William Shakespeare.
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shows how someone does something
I avoided the guards by moving only when they weren't looking.
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using the rules or logic of.
I sorted the items by category.
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with a change of. In this case, by shows how much something has changed.
Our stock is up by ten percent.
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shows how slowly, or how quickly, someone does something (used in the form "X by X" or "by Xs")
We went through the book page by page.
We crawled forward by inches.
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If you multiply mathx/math by mathy/math, you multiply mathx/math × mathy/math.
Five multiplied by seven is 35.
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If you divide mathx/math by mathy/math, you find how many mathy/maths are in mathx/math.
35 divided by seven is five.
country
Noun
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A land that is controlled by a government.
Russia is the largest country in the world.
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Places outside or far from ; the type of place where farms are. The countryside.
We live way out in the country.
I come from the country, so I don't like the busy city.
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A certain place, in general.
You're in Nascar country now.
We're away from civilization and in God's country.
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A kind of (mostly American) music started by people who lived far from cities. Short for country music.
I've been listening to a lot of country this month.
country
Adjective
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Away from the city.
We were driving down a country road, with trees all around.
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Typical of farms or places away from cities. Typical of country people.
His way seeing the world is so country.
Her appartment looks very country.
Chewing tobacco is a such a country thing to do.
I love country cooking, especially fried chicken.