sattumalta — meaning in English
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English meaning
- accidental adj Happening by chance rather than on purpose.
- accidentally adv By chance or mistake, without intending to.
- fortuitously adv In a fortuitous manner; in a manner of happening by chance; coincidentally; accidentally.
- incidentally adverb Used to introduce a side remark, loosely connected to what was just said.
- unintentionally adverb Without meaning to; by accident.
Senses
sattumalta is used for these senses in English:
- accidental Happening by chance, or unexpectedly; taking place not according to the usual course of things; by accident, unintentional. [from 16th c.]
- accidentally In an accidental manner; by chance, unexpectedly.
- as it happens (idiomatic) By coincidence, incidentally.
- by chance Unexpectedly, accidentally; without foreplanning.
- fortuitously In a fortuitous manner; in a manner of happening by chance; coincidentally; accidentally.
- incidentally (manner) In an incidental manner; not of central or critical importance.
- incidentally By chance; in an unplanned way.
- incidentally (speech act, conjunctive) Parenthetically, by the way.
accidental — full definition
- adj Happening by chance rather than on purpose.
- adj Not essential to the basic nature of something; incidental.