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

Because the stock gains, and the spending that follows, are being done by a narrow layer of rich people. — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026

Sonoma County Regional Parks said the burn was in coordination with Cal Fire and the county fire district and that the burn was done by Tuesday evening. — Jose Fabian, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026

In general, distillation is done by collecting thousands and thousands of AI responses to different kinds of queries. — Peter Hall, Scientific American, 7 Oct. 2026

Initially it’s done by independent capital providers who look to build and hold the assets. — Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 5 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