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by in WordNet English dictionary

adverb
  1. in reserve; not for immediate use
    "started setting aside money to buy a car"; "put something by for her old age"; "has a nest egg tucked away for a rainy day"
    aside  by  away  aside  by  away 
  2. so as to pass a given point
    "every hour a train goes past"
    by  past  by  past 
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