by what means (/baɪ wɒt ˈmiːnz/)
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🔊 /baɪ wɒt ˈmiːnz/
Meaning
Meaning: how, by what method
A formal way to ask about the method used to do something.
Examples
🗣 By what means did the thieves enter the locked building?
Etymology
A phrase using ‘means’ (Old French ‘meien’, middle, method).
How & Where It’s Used
A formal way to ask ‘how’ something was done.
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Tags: question, method