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by_means_of

by means of

English

Preposition

by means of

by using (a thing)
- 1900, L. Frank Baum, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, chapter 23:
  "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."

Synonyms

(by using): by dint of

Translations

By using

Arabic: بِوَاسِطَة ‎(bi-wāsiṭa), بِوَسِيلَة ‎(bi-wasīlat)
Egyptian Arabic: باستخدام ‎(besteḵdaam)
Catalan: mitjançant (ca)
Chinese:

Cantonese: 用 ‎(jung⁶)

Mandarin: 用 (zh) ‎(yòng)
Dutch: aan de hand van
Esperanto: pere de
Finnish: avulla
French: au moyen de (fr)
German: mittels (de), vermittels (de)
Khmer: ដោយ (km) ‎(daoy), តាមមធ្យោបាយ ‎(taam matyoobaay), តាមរយៈ ‎(taam rea’yea’)

Lao: ທາງ ‎(thāng)
Latin: per (la)
Lojban: sepi'o (jbo), ta'i (jbo)
Navajo: yee
Novial: per
Portuguese: por meio de
Russian: при по́мощи (ru) ‎(pri pómošči), посре́дством (ru) ‎(posrédstvom)
Spanish: por medio de
Thai:
Turkish: aracılığıyla (tr), vasıtasıyla (tr)
Vietnamese: bằng (vi)
Volapük: medü (vo)