examples: The house is by a river. David lives by a train station. I would love to live in a house by the sea.
How do you use by in a sentence?
How to use 'by'
- By is a versatile preposition which can be used in a number of situations. ...
- We use by to show how something is done:
- We send a postcard or a letter by post.
- We contact someone by phone or by email.
- We pay for something by credit card or by cash.
- Something happens by mistake, by accident or by chance.
What preposition is used with by?
It can be used in many ways, but today we will talk about four uses as a preposition and show you where it is placed in a sentence. Let's start with using “by” to show place or location. When we use "by" this way, it means "close to" "next to" or "beside." Here are two examples. Note that “by” comes before the place.
