Difference between Aside and By

What is the difference between Aside and By?

Aside as a preposition is aside from while By as a preposition is near or next to.

Aside

Part of speech: preposition

Definition: aside from

Part of speech: noun

Definition: An incidental remark made quietly so as to be heard by the person to whom it is said and not by any others in the vicinity.

Part of speech: adverb

Definition: To one side so as to be out of the way.

Example sentence: Have you learned the lessons only of those who admired you, and were tender with you, and stood aside for you? Have you not learned great lessons from those who braced themselves against you, and disputed passage with you?

By

Part of speech: adverb

Definition: Along a path which runs by the speaker.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A pass

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Out of the way, subsidiary.

Part of speech: preposition

Definition: Near or next to.At some time before (the given time), or before the end of a given time interval.Through the action or presence of.(Indicates the creator of a work) Existing through the authorship etc of.(Indicates the cause of a condition or event) Through the action of, caused by, responsibility for; by dint of.(Indicates a means) Involving/using the means of.(Indicates a rule followed) Using the rules or logic of.(Indicates the amount of some progression) With a change of.(In the formulae X by X and by Xs, indicates a steady progression, one X after another.)(Indicates an oath) With the authority of.Used to separate dimensions when describing the size of something.

Part of speech: interjection

Definition: Goodbye.

We hope you now know whether to use Aside or By in your sentence.

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