versehentlich — meaning in English
German → English · translate English → German instead
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
- adj Happening by chance rather than on purpose.
- adj Not essential to the basic nature of something; incidental.