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

The Colts were one of the best teams in the NFL, but once Jones’ injury knocked him out for the season, Indianapolis failed to find a viable replacement, including the hope Philip Rivers could get the job done by bringing him out of retirement. — Scott Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2026

Accompanying the wedding will be some beautiful photography done by the Tyler Twins. — Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026

View this post on Instagram Funnily enough, the lighting that was already installed for Pit//Stop happened to have been done by GUMGUM Studio, which the producers had hired to light other sets in the film. — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 5 Nov. 2026

Scientists are still trying to figure out how to replace the work done by the Swift Observatory. — News Editor, CBS News, 4 Nov. 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