About and By

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About

About preposition - Close to.

Usage example: about the hedge there was a picket fence

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By and about are semantically related in near topic. In some cases you can use "By" instead the word "About" as a preposition or an adverb, when it comes to topics like of, to.

By

By preposition - Close to.

Usage example: that house is right by the ocean

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About and by are semantically related in near topic. Sometimes you can use "About" instead the word "By" as a preposition or an adverb, if it concerns topics such as of, to.

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