- accidentally, by accident
- adv. bong
English-Klingon dictionary. 2009.
accidentally, by accident
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accident — 01. Please report any [accidents] immediately to the office. 02. Car [accidents] are the leading cause of death among young people in this country. 03. Shirley broke her neck and a couple of ribs in a terrible car [accident], but luckily didn t… … Grammatical examples in English
accidentally — ac|ci|den|tal|ly [ ,æksı dentli ] adverb * by chance, as the result of an accident: Police believe the fire was started accidentally. A woman was accidentally killed during the shootout. a. by mistake instead of deliberate intention: The program… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
accidentally */ — UK [ˌæksɪˈdent(ə)lɪ] / US adverb 1) by chance, as the result of an accident Police believe the fire was started accidentally. A woman was accidentally killed during the shootout. 2) by mistake rather than deliberate intention The program prevents … English dictionary
accidentally — adverb /ˈæk.sə.dənt.li/ a) In an accidental manner; unexpectedly; by chance; casually; fortuitously. He discovered penicillin largely accidentally. b) Unintentionally. He accidentally exposed … Wiktionary
accidentally on purpose — If you do something intentionally, but pretend it was an accident, you do it accidentally on purpose. I accidentally on purpose erased his email address so I couldn t contact him again … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
accidentally on purpose — humorous if you do something accidentally on purpose, you intend to do it but you pretend that it was an accident. If I, accidentally on purpose, forget to bring her address with us, we won t be able to visit her after all … New idioms dictionary
accidentally — /æksəˈdɛntli/ (say aksuh dentlee) adverb 1. by chance; unexpectedly. –phrase 2. accidentally on purpose, (humorous) seemingly by accident but with a hidden purpose …
accidentally-on-purpose — mod. deliberate, but meant to look like an accident. □ Then I accidentally on purpose spilled water on him. □ I knew it was done acci dentally on purpose. That kind of thing doesn’t just happen … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
accidentally — accidental ► ADJECTIVE 1) happening by accident. 2) incidental; subsidiary. ► NOUN Music ▪ a sign indicating a momentary departure from the key signature by raising or lowering a note. DERIVATIVES accidentally adverb … English terms dictionary
accident — noun /ˈæk.sə.dənt/ a) An unexpected event with negative consequences occurring without the intention of the one suffering the consequences. to die by an accident b) Any chance event. Wherein I spake of most disastrous chances, Syn: befalling,… … Wiktionary
accidentally — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. unintentionally, involuntarily, unwittingly, unexpectedly, inadvertently, casually, fortuitously, by accident, by chance, haphazardly, incidentally, randomly, undesignedly, adventitiously, not purposely, by a fluke*.… … English dictionary for students
