by any means

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by any means

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  1. Using whatever method or strategy is required; by all possible means. by any means necessary

    Similar: at all costs, no matter what, whatever it takes

  2. idiomatic, in the negative In any manner whatsoever; at all. I do not by any means blame the employees for the collapse of the company.

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prep_phrase using whatever method or strategy is required

Españolpor todos los medios
Françaisde toute façon, de toute manière
Italianosenza esclusione di colpi, in tutte le maniere, in qualunque modo

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@misc{by_any_means_2026,
  title = {by any means},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/by%20any%20means},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}