ALL meanings of by any means
by an·y mean
B b - noun by any means in any way possible; at all; somehow 3
- adverb by any means in any way, via any method 1
- noun by any means Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end: The telephone is a means of communication. There are several means of solving the problem. 1
- noun by any means means. available resources, especially money: They lived beyond their means. considerable financial resources; riches: a man of means. 1
- noun by any means something that is midway between two extremes; something intermediate: to seek a mean between cynicism and blind faith. 1
- noun by any means Mathematics. a quantity having a value intermediate between the values of other quantities; an average, especially the arithmetic mean. either the second or third term in a proportion of four terms. 1
- noun by any means Statistics. expected value. See mathematical expectation (def 2). 1
- noun by any means Logic. the middle term in a syllogism. 1
- adjective by any means occupying a middle position or an intermediate place, as in kind, quality, degree, or time: a mean speed; a mean course; the mean annual rainfall. 1
- idioms by any means by all means, (in emphasis) certainly: Go, by all means. at any cost; without fail. 1
- idioms by any means by any means, in any way; at all: We were not surprised at the news by any means. 1
- idioms by any means by means of, with the help of; by the agency of; through: We crossed the stream by means of a log. 1
- idioms by any means by no means, in no way; not at all: The prize is by no means certain. 1
- adverb by any means (Idiomatic) in any manner whatsoever. 0