Words / A1

BEYE/baɪ/

By can mean next to: sit by the window. It also names transport or the person: go by bus, a book by this writer. Buy means pay money — same sound for many speakers, different spelling. With is company (with a friend).

Meaning

Next to, or using this transport or person: by the window; by bus; by Ali.

Examples

• “She goes to work by bus.”
• “The lamp is by the bed.”
• “This song is by a British singer.”

Good to know

by + transport / writer. Next to. Mix-up: buy.

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