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by default

by default prepositional phrase: in absence of any opposing action.

Prepositional phrase

  1. In absence of any opposing action.
    • If we don't do something, they'll win by default.
    • No one could think of a better name, so we chose "Strawman" by default.

by default meaning in Tamil

by default in Tamil

முன்னிருப்பாக

Questions about by default

What does by default mean?
By default means in absence of any opposing action.
What is by default in Tamil?
By default in Tamil is முன்னிருப்பாக. See By default meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is by default?
By default is a prepositional phrase.

Words near by default in the dictionary

  1. by comparison
  2. by contrast
  3. by crumbs
  4. by crums
  5. by day
  6. by default
  7. by definition
  8. by degrees
  9. by design
  10. by dint of
  11. by ear

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Adapted from Wiktionary: by default (page history and authors); by default (Tamil Wiktionary) (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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