do by

1. 1.

   interact in a certain way

   “Do right by her”

   “Treat him with caution, please”

   “Handle the press reporters gently”

   Synonymstreathandle

   Broaderinteract

   Narrowermockignorewronghandle with kid glovescriminalizenursestrong-armride roughshodupstagerough-house

Questions about do by

What does do by mean?

do by means "interact in a certain way".

What is another word for do by?

Close synonyms include treat, handle. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is do by a common word?

do by is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.