by means of

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by means of

/baɪ miːnz əv/

preposition

By using (an object or an approach). "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."
Similar: by dint of, via, by, by means of, through, by way of

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prep by using

Español	por medio de, por intermedio de, por mediación de
한국어	-로 -ro, -으로 -euro
日本語	で de
中文	用 yòng, 以 yǐ, 依靠 yīkào, 藉著 /借著 jièzhe, 借着 jièzhe
Português	por meio de
Français	au moyen de
Deutsch	mittels, mittelst, vermittels
Italiano	per opera di, per mezzo di, a cura di, tramite, mediante
Русский	при по́мощи pri pómošči, посре́дством posrédstvom
Tiếng Việt	bằng
العربية	بِوَاسِطَة bi-wāsiṭa

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@misc{by_means_of_2026,
  title = {by means of},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/by%20means%20of},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}