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versehentlich — 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.
  • inadvertent adjective Not intended, and resulting from a failure to notice or pay attention.
  • inadvertently adverb By accident; without meaning to; as a result of not paying attention.
  • mistakenly adv In a way that is wrong or due to an error; by accident.

Senses

versehentlich 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.
  • inadvertent Not intentional; not on purpose; not conscious.
  • inadvertently Unintentionally; because of an oversight.
  • mistakenly By accident; by mistake; in error (without intention to do so).

accidental — full definition

  1. adj Happening by chance rather than on purpose.
  2. adj Not essential to the basic nature of something; incidental.

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