Meaning

2 senses
  1. By force of; by means of.

    He succeeded by dint of effort, not talent.

    dank, vermöge, mit

    посре́дствомposrédstvom, с по́мощьюs pómoščʹju

  2. (broadly)Because of; by reason of.

Examples

1411 sentences
  1. We express our thoughts by means of language.

    Ми висловлюємо думки за допомогою мови. — aandrusiak

    ruМы выражаем мысли посредством языка. — Ooneykcall

  2. We lost by a score of three to one.

    Ми програли з рахунком 3-1. — deniko

    ruМы проиграли со счётом 3:1. — Balamax

    deWir haben drei zu eins verloren. — Vortarulo

  3. Tom was attacked by a pack of wild dogs.

    На Тома напала зграя диких собак. — miketheknight

  4. They celebrated his success by opening a bottle of wine.

    Вони відсвяткували успіх, відкоркувавши пляшку вина. — uaspeaker

    ruОни отпраздновали успех, откупорив бутылку вина. — al_ex_an_der

    deSie haben seinen Erfolg gefeiert, indem sie eine Flasche Wein entkorkten. — Esperantostern

  5. This is by far the best of all of these.

    Наразі це найкраще з усього. — Qermit

Translations

6 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
by the force of; by means of — see also by means of, as a result of:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
by the force of; by means of — see also by means of, as a result of:

Origin

From by + dint (“force, power”) + of.

From by + dint (“force, power”) + of.

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See also

neighbours in the dictionary
by dint of — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto