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No, the word 'by' is an adverb and a preposition.

The word 'by' is an adverb when not followed by a noun or a pronoun.

  • We were standing by when the call came.
  • The rest of the crop is put by for the cattle.

The word 'by' is a preposition when followed by a noun or a pronoun.

  • The line is from a play by Shakespeare.
  • We should be there by ten.
  • There's a bank right by the theater.

The word 'by' is also an alternate spelling for the interjection 'bye'.

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