What does the phrase by any means?

What does the phrase by any means?

: by doing whatever is needed.

What does by all means mean?

convention. You can say 'by all means' to tell someone that you are very willing to allow them to do something. [formulae] "Can I come and have a look at your house?"—"Yes, by all means."

What does by no means means?

Also, not by any means. In no way, certainly not. For example, He is by no means a weak opponent, or Not by any means will I go along with that decision. [ Late 1400s]

How do you use by any means in a sentence?

in any way necessary.

1. By any means, we should tell him frankly what we think of his proposal.
2. It's not a luxurious apartment by any means but it's livable in.
3. We haven't won yet, not by any means.
4. They were not finished, however, not by any means.
5. She's not a bad kid, by any means.

Do not by any means meaning?

: in no way : not at all It's not by any means certain that he'll come.

What does it mean to say by any means necessary?

: by doing whatever is needed He vowed that he would succeed by any means necessary.

Is there a word by?

As detailed above, 'by' can be an adverb, a noun, an adjective, a preposition or an interjection. Adverb usage: I watched as it passed by. Preposition usage: The mailbox is by the bus stop. Preposition usage: Be back by ten o'clock!

Should not by any means?

Not in any way; not at all; absolutely not. A: "Tell me the truth: you thought that the play was awful." B: "Not by any means! It wasn't perfect, but I definitely enjoyed it." Not by any means shall our country be drawn into yet another war overseas. See also: any, by, mean, not.

Have you by any chance Meaning?

phrase. You can use by any chance when you are asking questions in order to find out whether something that you think might be true is actually true.

Who said by any means?

By any means necessary is a translation of a phrase used by Martinican intellectual Frantz Fanon in his 1960 Address to the Accra Positive Action Conference, "Why we use violence".

What is the definition of any?

• The definition of any is a quantity, and can be used in place of some or one. An example of the use of the word any is when asking if there are some teabags in the cabinet.

What does “any word” mean?

• Definition: a word (as embodying an idea), a statement, a speech Usage: a word, speech, divine utterance, analogy. HELPS Word-studies 3056lógos(from 3004/légō, "speaking to a conclusion") - a word, being the expression of a thought; a saying.

What words have the same meaning of mean?

• Answers:Two words spelled differently but that mean the same thing are "synonyms", such as "hot" and "fiery" or "big" and "large". Homonyms are words that sound the same but mean different things, such as "raise" (to build or increase) and "raze" (to tear down).