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Uncommonby accident
The correct spelling is by accident.
How to pronounce by accident
adjective
Say it like: Bee- ac-sid-ent
The correct spelling is by accident. 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… For example: "That the injury was by accident is not questioned."
Usage Examples
“That the injury was by accident is not questioned.”
“Sorry. I knocked over the vase by accident.”
“The car got totaled by accident; a giant snowdrift fell off the church roof.”
Meanings
adjective
- 1.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.
adverb
- 1.Accidentally; unintentionally; without meaning to; as the result of an event not expected, aided, or willingly planned.
- 2.As the result of some undesigned, unintended, unrelated, natural, or random occurrence; as the unexpected and unforeseen result of formerly unrelated factors.
- 3.By chance; unexpectedly; as the result of an unrelated series of events.
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