by — meaning in English

English meaning

• so that conjunction Used to introduce the purpose or intention behind an action.
• to particle Used before a verb to form the infinitive.
• would verb Used to describe what someone was going to do, from the point of view of the past.

Senses

by is used for these senses in English:

• in order to before an infinitive: As a means of achieving the specified end; to.
• so that Indicates result; in order that, with the result that.
• to (expressing purpose) In order to.
• would Used as the auxiliary of the simple conditional modality, indicating a state or action that is conditional on another. [from 9th c.]

so that — full definition

1. conjunction Used to introduce the purpose or intention behind an action.
2. conjunction Used to introduce the result of something, especially after so or such.

to — full definition

1. particle Used before a verb to form the infinitive.
2. prep Indicating direction or destination — moving toward or arriving at something.
3. prep Indicating a result, limit, or degree reached.
4. conj Used to mean "in order to", expressing purpose.

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