ETYM Old Eng. bi, AS. bî, big, near to, by, of, from, after, according to; akin to OS. and OFries. bi, be, Dutch bij, Old High Germ. bî, German bei, Goth. bi. Related to Be-.
(Homonym: buy, bye).
1. Next to.
2. In front of.
3. A preposition indicating the author of an act.
Nonstandard; have — used in place of the contraction 've often in representations of uneducated speech
1. Not in operation or operational
2. Below a satisfactory level
3. In an unpalatable state; SYN. sour, turned.
4. (Of events) No longer planned or scheduled; SYN. cancelled.
5. Not performing or scheduled for duties; SYN. off duty, off-duty.
ETYM Old Eng. bi, AS. bî, big, near to, by, of, from, after, according to; akin to OS. and OFries. bi, be, Dutch bij, Old High Germ. bî, German bei, Goth. bi. Related to Be-.
(Homonym: buy, bye).
1. Next to.
2. In front of.
3. A preposition indicating the author of an act.
1. A preposition indicating movement away
2. A preposition indicating the origin or source
3. A preposition indicating a starting point in time
1 — used as a function word to indicate a point of reckoning
2 — used as a function word to indicate origin or derivation — used as a function word to indicate the cause, motive, or reason; by; on the part of; occurring in
3 — used as a function word to indicate the component material, parts, or elements or the contents
4 — used as a function word to indicate the whole that includes the part denoted by the preceding word — used as a function word to indicate a whole or quantity from which a part is removed or expended
5. Relating to; about; in respect to
6 — used as a function word to indicate belonging or a possessive relationship — used as a function word to indicate relationship between a result determined by a function or operation and a basic entity (as an independent variable)
7 — used as a function word to indicate something from which a person or thing is delivered or with respect to which someone or something is made destitute
8 — used as a function word to indicate a particular example belonging to the class denoted by the preceding noun — used as a function word to indicate apposition
9 — used as a function word to indicate the object of an action denoted or implied by the preceding noun — used as a function word to indicate the application of a verb or of an adjective
10 — used as a function word to indicate a characteristic or distinctive quality or possession
11 — used as a function word to indicate the position in time of an action or occurrence; before
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