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Jackson6612 Posted 19 years ago
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problem in definition of ''by''

0I'm having difficulty in understanding the following parts of definition of 01b01i01font00by02font02i02b00 in Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary:02br
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01b002b02b00: in the direction of: TOWARD <north by east>02br
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01b007a02b00: on behalf of <did right by his children>02br
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01font01b00102b00: What does 01i01font01b00north by east02b02font02i00 mean?02font02br
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01font01b00202b00: Is this sentence, 01i00Peter did right 01i01b00by02b02i00 his children02i00, correct?02font0-
  

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1font01b00102b00: What does 01i01font01b00north by east02b02font02i00 mean? (Go east to get to the north.)02font02br
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01font01b00202b00: Is this sentence, 01i00Peter did right 01i
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01i00 Abbr. 02i00 01b00 00NbE00 02b00 00 00 The direction or point on the mariner's compass halfway between due north and north-northeast, or 11°1505100 east of due north.00 00 00 01b00ADVERB:02
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0"I'm having difficulty 01font01b00in 02b02font00understanding the following parts of definition of 00by00 in Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary:"02br
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00I think 'in' is not needed here. It should be:02br
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