by all means
by all means prepositional phrase: emphatically yes; certainly; definitely.
Prepositional phrase
- Emphatically yes; certainly; definitely.
- By all means take as much salt as you need: that's what neighbors are for.
- There is no danger to most people from taking a bath in a state of ordinary perspiration. But one should by all means avoid it if he is overheated or fatigued.1876, Eliza Bisbee Duffey, Our Behaviour: A Manual of Etiquette and Dress of the Best American Society, Philadelphia
- Synonyms:
- absolutely, of course, to be sure, undoubtedly
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see by, all, means.
- He vowed to attack her by all means possible, suggesting their war was only just beginning.2015 May 5, Angelique Chrisafis, “Front National family feud goes nuclear as Jean-Marie Le Pen disowns Marine”, in The Guardian
by all means meaning in Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada and Punjabi
by all means in Tamil
- எல்லா வகயிலும் எல்லா வழிகளிலும், எல்லா வழிகளினாலும்
by all means in Malayalam
- definitely, of course, certainly
- എല്ലാ വിധത്തിലും, സർവ്വശഃ, പൂർണ്ണമായി, എല്ലാരീതിയിലും, സർവ്വപ്രകാരേണയും, എല്ലാം കൊണ്ടും
by all means in Kannada
- ಎಲ್ಲ ವಿಧಗಳಲ್ಲಿ, ವಿಧವಿಧವಾಗಿ, ಅಗತ್ಯವಾಗಿ, ಅವಶ್ಯವಾಗಿ, ನಿಸ್ಸಂದೇಹವಾಗಿ
by all means in Punjabi
- by all means, certainly, go ahead
- ਜੀ ਸਦਕੇ jī sadke
- by all means, welcome
- ਜੰਮ-ਜੰਮ jamm-jamm
Synonyms of by all means
Questions about by all means
- What does by all means mean?
- By all means means emphatically yes; certainly; definitely.
- What is by all means in Tamil?
- By all means in Tamil is எல்லா வகயிலும் எல்லா வழிகளிலும், எல்லா வழிகளினாலும். See By all means meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is by all means?
- By all means is a prepositional phrase.
Words near by all means in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: by all means (page history and authors); by all means (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); by all means (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license); by all means (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ਜੀ ਸਦਕੇ (Punjabi) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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