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phraseIf you do something by means of a particular method, instrument, or process, you do it using that method, instrument, or process. This is a two year course taught by means of lectures and seminars. The trailer was connected to the car by means of a complicated system of hoses, pipesand rods. Synonyms: by way of, using, through, via More Synonyms of by means of See full dictionary entry for meansby means of in British English See full dictionary entry for means by means of in American English by using; with the aid of; through See full dictionary entry for means Examples of 'by means of' in a sentenceby means of The mathematical calculations involved were facilitated by means of a mechanical device Traveller called an arithmometer.The metaphysical poets did it by means of astonishing conceits: comparing lovers to a pair of compasses, for instance.Rose, Brockwell, Maelgwn and Myrddin were all armed with one of the four implements, by means of which they could each summon an element. Chinese translation of 'by means of' -
通过(過) (tōngguò)
See means Nearby words ofby means of - by law
- by machine
- by mail
- by means of
- by moonlight/candlelight
- by myself
- by myself/himself etc
Definition with the use or help of a course taught by means of lectures and seminars Synonyms by way of using utilizing with the aid of by dint of See meansAdditional synonymsDefinition as a result of I got it cheap through a friend in the trade. Synonyms using, via, by way of, by means of, by virtue of, with the assistance of Definition by way of Mr Baker will return home via Britain and France. Synonyms through, by way of, by, by means of Nearby words ofby means of - by hand
- by heart
- by hook or by crook
- by means of
- by no means
- by reason of
- by rights
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