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by all means en · ADP

Meanings

  1. Emphatically yes; certainly; definitely.
    • 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:
    • By all means take as much salt as you need: that's what neighbors are for.
    • "By all means we want people to use social media, but we do not want you to use it in ways that will incite violence," said Jonathan Toy, Southwark council's head of community safety. "This remains a big issue for us and without some form of censorship purely focusing on [violent videos], I'm not sure how we can address it." 2012 April 19, Josh Halliday, “Free speech haven or lawless cesspool – can the internet be civilised?”, in The Guardian:
    • Each, in its own way, was unforgettable. It would be difficult to… Rome! By all means, Rome. I will cherish my visit here in memory as long as I live. 1953, Dalton Trumbo, Ian McLellan Hunter, John Dighton, Roman Holiday, spoken by Princess Ann (Audrey Hepburn):
  2. 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:

Relateds

help yourself · by any means · by no means

Synonyms

absolutely · to be sure · undoubtedly · of course

Translations (36)

es mediante todos los medios (literally) · es adelante (emphatically yes, definitely) · is um að gera (emphatically yes, definitely) · pt com certeza (emphatically yes, definitely) · fi kaikin mokomin (emphatically yes, definitely) · sh на́равно (emphatically yes, definitely) · ru во что́ бы то ни ста́ло (emphatically yes, definitely) · pl zdecydowanie (emphatically yes, definitely) · sh náravno (emphatically yes, definitely) · yue 千祈 (emphatically yes, definitely) · pl jak najbardziej (emphatically yes, definitely) · ja どうしても (emphatically yes, definitely) · la quam maxime (emphatically yes, definitely) · ru ра́ди бо́га (emphatically yes, definitely) · pt absolutamente (emphatically yes, definitely) · la quoquomodo (emphatically yes, definitely) · tr ne olursa olsun (emphatically yes, definitely) · de unbedingt (emphatically yes, definitely) · it pure (emphatically yes, definitely) · is fyrir alla muni (emphatically yes, definitely) · ru обяза́тельно (emphatically yes, definitely) · fi ihmeessä (emphatically yes, definitely) · es en toda regla (emphatically yes, definitely) · tr kesinlikle (emphatically yes, definitely) · mk се́како (emphatically yes, definitely) · bg определено (emphatically yes, definitely) · gd air a h-uile cor (emphatically yes, definitely) · tr her hâlükârda (emphatically yes, definitely) · es sin duda (emphatically yes, definitely) · ja きっと (emphatically yes, definitely) · is endilega (emphatically yes, definitely) · cmn 千萬 /千万 (emphatically yes, definitely) · pl ze wszech miar (emphatically yes, definitely) · sv för all del (emphatically yes, definitely) · pt sem dúvida (emphatically yes, definitely) · ru любо́й цено́й (emphatically yes, definitely)