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adv. door; bij; met--------pref. langs, voorbij; bij, vlakbij, naast--------prep. door; met, per; bijby12 nabij ⇒ dichtbij, in de buurt♦voorbeelden:he drove by in a red car • hij reed voorbij in een rode autoin years gone by • in vervlogen jaren2 be by • erbij/in de buurt zijnby and large • over 't algemeen————————by2[ baj] 〈 voorzetsel〉3 〈 tijd〉 tegen ⇒ vóór, niet later dan; 〈 bij uitbreiding〉 op, om 〈 bepaald tijdstip〉; in 〈 bepaald jaar〉5 〈 duidt een relatie van betrokkenheid, vergelijking aan〉 ten opzichte van ⇒ met betrekking tot, ten aanzien van, wat … betreft♦voorbeelden:North by East • noord ten oostenhe sat by the river • hij zat aan de kant van de riviera house by the sea • een huis aan zeesit by my side • kom naast mij zittenI keep it by me all the time • ik heb het altijd bij meby oneself • alleenhe went by the motorway • hij ging via de autowegtaught by radio • via de radio geleerdshe dropped by Sheila's • zij ging bij Sheila langsby 1980 it had become clear that … • (al) in 1980/zo tegen 1980 was het duidelijk geworden dat …by now • nu (al)two meters by fifty centimeters • twee meter bij vijftig centimeterby sheer chance • door zuiver toevalby force • met gewelddeceived by his friend • bedrogen door zijn vriendthey came by the hundreds • ze kwamen met honderdenhe missed by an inch • hij miste op een paar centimeterI can tell by your looks • ik kan het aan je (uiterlijk) zienknown by the name of Jack • bekend onder de naam Jackhe died by the sword • hij sneuvelde door het zwaarddivide four by two • deel vier door tweea daughter by his first wife • een dochter van zijn eerste vrouwhe began by tidying up • hij begon met op te ruimenI did it all by myself • ik heb het helemaal alleen gedaanpaid by the hour • per uur betaaldby profession • van beroepplay by the rules • volgens de regels spelenit's eight o'clock by my watch • het is acht uur op mijn horlogethat's fine by me • ik vind het/wat mij betreft is het goed/bestby day • overdagby night • 's nachtshe got worse by the hour • hij ging van uur tot uur achteruitlittle by little • beetje bij beetje
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