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by itself

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

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

Equivalents

5 more languages
Suomiitsessäänitsestään
עבריתכשלעצמו
Bahasa Indonesiaan sich
한국어자연히저절로
Latinaper 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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