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How to pronounce by in English

By
/baɪ/

Examples from movies with By

It's just over the hill here, over by Burbank Studios.
Pulp Fiction - I Shot Marvin in the Face
I was getting them out of the library by the carload.
Proof - Glad He's Dead
Marsellus Wallace don't like to be fucked by anybody except Mrs. Wallace.
Pulp Fiction - Ezekiel 25:17
by the iniquities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men.
Pulp Fiction - Ezekiel 25:17
By the end of the day, it was, like, the more the merrier.
Clueless - R.S.V.P.
always lookin' over my shoulder, hassled by cops, day and night.
Casino - The Count Room
You know, I got friends of mine who live and die by the actuarial tables.
Groundhog Day - Ned Ryerson!
Oh, here's a play-by-play of a Jerry Lewis telethon.
Sisters - Very Different Diaries
and by the end of that whole thing, I was like, “Wait a minute, you know"
Tropic Thunder - Never Go Full Retard
I drive by this place a lot, and I see you here.
Taxi Driver - Travis Visits Betsy
Fine by me, Frank. I'll... I'll call it Red Magic,
American Gangster - Diluting the Brand
It comes to a dead end by the Royal River.
Stand by Me - The Body
- Okay. - You know, by eating less.
Knocked Up - Tighten Up
and write down how much you weigh and subtract it by, like, 20.
Knocked Up - Tighten Up
and the world isn't governed by mathematical laws,
Lucy - Time is the Answer
There, they are robes worn by priests.
The Da Vinci Code - Symbols
My brother is a child and my mother is indecisive and hobbled by grief.
True Grit - A Man with True Grit
She was hit by a truck, and she's pinned against a tree.
Scary Movie 3 - No Sex
That's all right. I thought I was heading to Kansas by myself.
Capote - Paying for Compliments
but they seem prosaic to me, for some reason, by comparison.
Sideways - Miles on Wine
It was the first time I was betrayed by someone I trusted.
Abandon - Tell Us About Yourself
This year, we're going to grab the bull by the balls...
Animal House - Double Secret Probation

Audio pronunciation of By

American pronunciation

By pronounced by Ivy (child, girl)
By pronounced by Joanna (female)
By pronounced by Kendra (female)
By pronounced by Kimberly (female)
By pronounced by Salli (female)
By pronounced by Joey (male)
By pronounced by Justin (child, boy)
By pronounced by Matthew (male)

British pronunciation

By pronounced by Amy (female)
By pronounced by Emma (female)
By pronounced by Brian (male)