by means of

/baɪ miːnz əv/

preposition

By using (an object or an approach).

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Meanings

preposition
  1. By using (an object or an approach).

    Some stone was being loaded into standard gauge wagons by means of a portable conveyor belt.

    1951 June, “Notes and News: The Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 423
    1 more example

    "By means of the Golden Cap I shall command the Winged Monkeys to carry you to the gates of the Emerald City," said Glinda, "for it would be a shame to deprive the people of so wonderful a ruler."

    1900, L. Frank Baum, chapter 23, in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

    Synonyms: by dint of, via, by, through, by way of

Synonyms & antonyms

prepositionBy using (an object or an approach).

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Translations

Arabic بِوَاسِطَة
  • بِوَاسِطَة (bi-wāsiṭa)by using
Bengali করে
  • করে (kore)by using
Catalan mitjançant, per mitjà de
  • mitjançantby using
  • per mitjà deby using
  • a força deby using
Chinese Cantonese 用
  • 用 (jung⁶)by using
Chinese Mandarin 用, 以
  • 用 (yòng)by using
  • 以 (yǐ)by using
  • 依靠 (yīkào)by using
  • 藉著 /借著 (jièzhe)by using
  • 借着 (jièzhe)by using
Czech pomocí, prostřednictvím
  • pomocíby using
  • prostřednictvímby using
Dutch aan de hand van, door middel van
  • aan de hand vanby using
  • door middel vanby using
Esperanto per, pere de
  • perby using
  • pere deby using
Finnish avulla
  • avullaby using
French au moyen de
  • au moyen deby using
German mittels, mittelst
  • mittelsby using
  • mittelstby using
  • vermittelsby using
Hungarian segítségével, révén
  • segítségévelby using
  • révénby using
  • útjánby using
Italian per opera di, per mezzo di
  • per opera diby using
  • per mezzo diby using
  • a cura diby using
  • tramiteby using
  • medianteby using
Japanese で
  • で (de)by using
Korean -로, -으로
  • -로 (-ro)by using
  • -으로 (-euro)by using
Latin per, ab
  • perby using
  • abby using
Polish przy pomocy, za pomocą
  • przy pomocyby using
  • za pomocąby using
  • przy użyciuby using
  • za pośrednictwemby using
Portuguese por meio de
  • por meio deby using
Russian при по́мощи, посре́дством
  • при по́мощи (pri pómošči)by using
  • посре́дством (posrédstvom)by using
Spanish por medio de, por intermedio de
  • por medio deby using
  • por intermedio deby using
  • por mediación deby using
Swedish genom, medelst
  • genomby using
  • medelstby using
Turkish aracılığıyla, vasıtasıyla
  • aracılığıylaby using
  • vasıtasıylaby using
Ukrainian за допомо́гою, за посере́дництвом
  • за допомо́гою (za dopomóhoju)by using
  • за посере́дництвом (za poserédnyctvom)by using
Vietnamese bằng
  • bằngby using
Welsh trwy, trwy gyfrwng
  • trwyby using
  • trwy gyfrwngby using
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Chicago

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