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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.

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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