n. 25B6; preposition
I broke it by forcing the lid : THROUGH, as a result of, because of, by dint of, by way of, via, by means of; with the help of, with the aid of, by virtue of.
be there by midday : NO LATER THAN, in good time for, at, before.
a house by the lake : NEXT TO, beside, alongside, by/at the side of, adjacent to, side by side with; near, close to, neighbouring, adjoining, bordering, overlooking; connected to, contiguous with, attached to.
go by the building : PAST, in front of, beyond.
all right by me : ACCORDING TO, with, as far as is concerned.
25B6; adverb people hurried by : PAST, on, along.
25A0; by and by EVENTUALLY, ultimately, finally, in the end, one day, some day, sooner or later, in time, in a while, in the long run, in the fullness of time, in time to come, at length, in the future, in due course.
25A0; by oneself ALONE, on one's own, singly, separately, solitarily, unaccompanied, companionless, unattended, unescorted, solo; unaided, unassisted, without help, by one's own efforts, under one's own steam, independently, single-handed(ly), off one's own bat, on one's own initiative; informal by one's lonesome; Brit. informal on one's tod, on one's Jack Jones.