inadvertently
Unintentionally; because of an oversightUnintentionally; because of an oversight.
» He fell into a slumber inadvertently.
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1 senses(not comparable)Unintentionally; because of an oversight.
versehentlich, irrtümlich, unbeabsichtigterweise
неча́янноnečájanno, неумы́шленноneumýšlenno, ненаро́комnenarókom
ненавми́снеnenavmýsne, ненавми́сноnenavmýsno
- without knowledge or intention
Examples
13 sentencesHe fell into a slumber inadvertently.
Tom inadvertently deleted all his messages.
He inadvertently put salt into his cup of coffee.
deEr hat versehentlich Salz in seine Tasse Kaffee getan. — Zaghawa
The steak was inadvertently burnt, but nonetheless it tasted spectacular.
They claimed that my name had been inadvertently eliminated from the voter registration list.
Translations
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Synonyms
3 synonyms- without knowledge or intention:unwittinglyunknowingly
Antonyms
2 antonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A2Adverbs of manner — Because it is an -ly adverb
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary 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.