do by

verb

did by; done by; doing by; does by

transitive verb

: to deal with : treat

They did pretty well by me when I retired.

Examples of do by in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

His 16 catches broke the previous school mark of 13 in a game — first done by Mike Harley against Duke in 2021, then matched by Toney against Pitt last season. — ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026

Agents are enabling more work to be done by fewer people, and almost every enterprise deploying them is aiming that saving at cost, not at growth. — Stephen Messer, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026

The primary border wall — some areas also get a secondary layer — will be done by the end of December 2027. — Rebecca Santana, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026

For example, ones related to neurological damage already done by the time of diagnosis. — Erica Sloan, Washington Post, 22 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for do by

• apply
• awry
• belie
• bely
• bigeye
• bonsai
• buckeye
• comply
• coxae
• decry
• defy
• deny