by all means

by all means

English

Prepositional phrase

by all means

1. Emphatically yes; certainly; definitely.

   Synonyms: absolutely, of course, to be sure, undoubtedly

   • 2012 April 19, Josh Halliday, “Free speech haven or lawless cesspool – can the internet be civilised?”, in The Guardian‎:

     "By all means we want people to use social media, but we do not want you to use it in ways that will incite violence," said Jonathan Toy, Southwark council's head of community safety. "This remains a big issue for us and without some form of censorship purely focusing on [violent videos], I'm not sure how we can address it."

2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see by,‎ all,‎ means.
   • 2015 May 5, Angelique Chrisafis, “Front National family feud goes nuclear as Jean-Marie Le Pen disowns Marine”, in The Guardian‎:

     He vowed to attack her by all means possible, suggesting their war was only just beginning.

Translations

emphatically yes, definitely

Chinese: Mandarin: 千萬／千万 (zh) (qiānwàn) Finnish: kaikin mokomin, ihmeessä German: unbedingt (de) Icelandic: fyrir alla muni, endilega Italian: pure (it) Japanese: どうしても (dōshitemo), きっと (ja) (kitto) Latin: quam maxime, quoquomodo Macedonian: се́како (sékako) Polish: zdecydowanie (pl), jak najbardziej, ze wszech miar Portuguese: absolutamente (pt), com certeza (pt), sem dúvida Russian: обяза́тельно (ru) (objazátelʹno), во что́ бы то ни ста́ло (ru) (vo štó by to ni stálo), любо́й цено́й (ru) (ljubój cenój), ра́ди бо́га (ru) (rádi bóga) Scottish Gaelic: air a h-uile cor Serbo-Croatian: Cyrillic: на́равно Roman: náravno (sh) Spanish: en toda regla, sin duda (es) Swedish: för all del (sv) Turkish: kesinlikle (tr), her hâlükârda (tr), ne olursa olsun Westrobothnian: val djära väl

See also

• by any means
• by no means