Meaning

2 senses
  1. Using whatever method or strategy is required; by all possible means.

    by any means necessary

  2. (idiomatic)In any manner whatsoever; at all.

    I do not by any means blame the employees for the collapse of the company.

Examples

217 sentences
  1. We express our thoughts by means of language.

    Ми висловлюємо думки за допомогою мови. — aandrusiak

    ruМы выражаем мысли посредством языка. — Ooneykcall

  2. It is by no means certain.

    deDas ist keineswegs sicher. — Tamy

  3. He was by no means happy.

  4. He is by no means kind.

  5. He is by no means bright.

Translations

3 languages

Dictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.

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