by accident English

Meaning by accident meaning

What does by accident mean?

by accident adverb

— Accidentally; unintentionally; without meaning to; as the result of an event not expected, aided, or designed by one's will.

— As the result of some undesigned, unintended, unrelated, natural, or random occurrence; as the unexpected and unforeseen result of formerly unrelated factors.

— By chance; unexpectedly; as the result of an unrelated series of events.

by accident adjective

— Accidental; as the result of some unforeseen happening or series of events; unexpected; resulting from an event without the foresight, expectation, aid, or design of the person by whose agency it was caused; unintentional.

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by accident English » English

by chance

accidentally

inadvertently

randomly

unintentionally

unexpectedly

not on purpose

by mistake

unwittingly

unawares

quite unexpectedly

by error

at a glance

peradventure

involuntary

incorrectly

incidentally

in error

haply

fortuitously

fortuitous

erroneously

casually

arbitrarily

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  accidentally by accident by mistake unintentionally not mean to do something inadvertently unconsciously