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Meaning of by itself | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. Synonym of in itself.
  2. Declined form of by oneself.

Equivalents

Suomi itsessään itsestään
עברית כשלעצמו
Bahasa Indonesia an sich
日本語 自ずから 自ずと
한국어 자연히 저절로
Latina per se

Examples

“The court sought to establish⟳ that preparation for a crime, by itself, does not constitute an attempted crime.”
“The kitten was sitting by itself on the sidewalk, mewing, apparently expecting its mother to appear⟳ at any moment.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

by Jove by leaps and starts by little and little By means of by mistake by name

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