Meaning

2 senses
  1. Synonym of in itself.

    The court sought to establish that preparation for a crime, by itself, does not constitute an attempted crime.

  2. Declined form of by oneself.

    The kitten was sitting by itself on the sidewalk, mewing, apparently expecting its mother to appear at any moment.

Examples

64 sentences
  1. The tree fell down by itself.

    Дерево впало саме.

    ruДерево само упало.

    deDer Baum ist von alleine umgefallen.

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  2. The candle went out by itself.

    Свічка сама згасла.

    ruСвеча сама погасла.

    deDie Kerze ging von selber aus.

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  3. The fire went out by itself.

    ruОгонь погас сам собой.

    deDas Feuer erlosch von alleine.

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  4. It'll go away by itself in two weeks.

    ruЭто исчезнет само через две недели.

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  5. The deer was running by itself.

    ruОлень бежал сам по себе.

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Synonyms

1 synonyms

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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