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Definition of By all means
1. Adverb. Definitely or certainly. "Visit us by all means"
Definition of By all means
1. Adverb. (idiomatic) Emphatically yes; certainly; definitely. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of By All Means
Literary usage of By all means
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Rebellion Record: A Diary of American Events by Frank Moore, Edward Everett (1867)
"He also urged you, by all means, to retire from the city for your own safety,
and subsequently asked me to persuade you to leave as soon as possible, ..."
2. The Republic of Plato by Plato (1909)
"502 “by all means.” XIV. “Let us, therefore,” I continued, “look upon them as
thus far persuaded. But, next, will any one contend that sons of kings or ..."
3. The Historians' History of the World: A Comprehensive Narrative of the Rise by Henry Smith Williams (1907)
"And by all means let them hold unto this, namely, that they by no means ...
We will and command that abbots and monks by all means be subject to their ..."
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