CC BY

siːsiː baɪ

Definition

Definition of CC BY - Reverso English Dictionary

Abbreviation

abr: Creative Commons Attribution license

Rare

license allowing sharing if credit is given

Rare

This photo is under CC BY, so credit the author.
The article is licensed CC BY for reuse.
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Expressions with CC

CC BY-NC

abbr.

license allowing sharing but not for business use

This photo is under CC BY-NC.

CC BY-NC-ND

abbr.

license allowing sharing but not commercial use or changes

This photo is under a CC BY-NC-ND license.

CC BY-NC-SA

abbr.

license allowing sharing with credit, non-commercial, same license

This photo is under CC BY-NC-SA.

CC BY-ND

abbr.

license allowing sharing but not changing the work

This photo is under CC BY-ND.

CC BY-SA

abbr.

license allowing sharing and changing with credit to creator

This photo is under CC BY-SA.

Expressions with by

by accident

adv.

happening without intention or planning

I deleted the file by accident.

by chance

adv.

happening without intention or planning

I met her by chance at the store.

by mistake

adv.

in a way that is not intentional

I called the wrong number by mistake.

pass by

move past something or someone

I watched the cars pass by the window..

all by oneself

adv.

without any help from others

She completed the project all by herself.

by one's side

adv.

physically next to someone

She kept her dog by her side during the walk.

as time goes by

adv.

gradually, events develop as months go on

As time goes by, friendships can fade or grow stronger.

barely get by

manage to survive or succeed with great difficulty

Many families barely get by on minimum wage.

be flying by

time passing quickly

The weekend is flying by too fast.

bit by bit

adv.

in a gradual manner

She improved her skills bit by bit.

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French:CC BY, ...
German:CC BY, ...
Italian:CC BY, ...
Spanish:CC BY, ...
Portuguese:CC BY, ...
Chinese:署名, ...
Japanese:CC BY, ...
Arabic:رخصة المشاع الإبداعي النسبة, ...
Hebrew:CC BY, ...
Russian:CC BY, ...
Ukrainian:CC BY, ...
Hindi:CC BY, ...
Bengali:সিসি বাই, ...
Catalan:CC BY, ...
Czech:CC BY, ...
Danish:CC BY, ...
Dutch:CC BY, ...
Greek:Άδεια Αναφοράς Δημιουργού Creative Commons, ...
Hungarian:Creative Commons Nevezd meg licenc, ...
Khmer:អាជ្ញាបណ្ណក្រេអេទីវខមម៉ិនស៍ដែលតម្រូវឱ្យផ្តល់ការទទួលស្គាល់, ...
Korean:CC BY, ...
Persian:CC BY, ...
Polish:CC BY, ...
Portuguese (BR):CC BY, ...
Romanian:CC BY, ...
Swedish:CC BY, ...
Thai:ซีซี บาย, ...
Turkish:CC BY, ...
Vietnamese:CC BY, ...

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