"incidentally" meaning in English

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Adverb

IPA: /ˌɪnsɪˈdɛntl̩i/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌɪnsəˈdɛn(t)l̩i/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-incidentally.wav Forms: more incidentally [comparative], most incidentally [superlative]
Etymology: incidental + -ly Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|incidental|ly}} incidental + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} incidentally (comparative more incidentally, superlative most incidentally)
  1. (manner) In an incidental manner; not of central or critical importance. Translations (in an incidental manner): kalimthi (Albanian), صُدْفَةً (ṣudfatan) (Arabic), իմիջիայլոց (imiǰiaylocʻ) (Armenian), выпадко́ва (vypadkóva) (Belarusian), случа́йно (slučájno) (Bulgarian), 偶然 (ǒurán) (Chinese Mandarin), sivuten (Finnish), ohimennen (Finnish), incidemment (French), nebenbei (German), érintőleg (Hungarian), érintőlegesen (Hungarian), futólag (Hungarian), mellékesen (Hungarian), incidentalmente (Italian), たまたま (tamatama) (Japanese), 偶然 (gūzen) (alt: ぐうぜん) (Japanese), 우연히 (uyeonhi) (Korean), przy okazji (Polish), incidentalmente (Portuguese), apropo (Romanian), случа́йно (slučájno) (Russian), eadar dà sgeul (Scottish Gaelic), incidentalmente (Spanish), apropå (Swedish), i förbigående (Swedish), sırası gelmişken (Turkish), bu arada (Turkish), bir ara (Turkish), lâf arasında (Turkish), випадко́во (vypadkóvo) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-incidentally-en-adv-eVPsURm2 Topics: manner Disambiguation of 'in an incidental manner': 90 7 2
  2. By chance; in an unplanned way.
    Sense id: en-incidentally-en-adv-Fj4kHxPE
  3. (speech act, conjunctive) Parenthetically, by the way. Tags: conjunctive Synonyms (parenthetically): apropos, as a matter of fact, by the way Translations (by the way — see also by the way): عَلَى فِكْرَة (ʕalā fikra) (Arabic), между́ дру́гото (meždú drúgoto) (Bulgarian), parenteze (Esperanto), muuten (Finnish), sattua (note: verb; "happen to") (Finnish), apropos (German), übrigens (German), im Übrigen (German), nebenbei gesagt (German), egyébként (Hungarian), amúgy (Hungarian), mellesleg (Hungarian), dála an scéil (Irish), per inciso (Italian), nawiasem mówiąc (Polish), notabene (Polish), na marginesie (Polish), a propósito (Portuguese), aliás (Portuguese), кста́ти (kstáti) (Russian), ме́жду про́чим (méždu próčim) (Russian), por cierto (Spanish), a propósito (Spanish), до ре́чі (do réči) (Ukrainian), між і́ншим (miž ínšym) (Ukrainian), à này (Vietnamese), אַגבֿ (agev) (Yiddish) Translations (without looking for something/somebody): kalimthi (Albanian), toevalligerwijze (Dutch), sattumoisin (Finnish), sattumalta (Finnish), zufällig (German), zufälligerweise (German), véletlenül (Hungarian), casualmente (Italian), acidentalmente (Portuguese), por acaso (Portuguese), casualmente (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-incidentally-en-adv-QskdPwIl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly, Terms with Albanian translations, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Belarusian translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations, Terms with Yiddish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 0 64 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ly: 31 0 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Albanian translations: 32 2 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 33 2 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 32 2 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Belarusian translations: 32 2 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 32 2 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 33 0 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 33 0 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 32 2 66 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 32 0 68 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 32 2 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 39 2 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 32 2 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 32 0 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 32 0 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 32 2 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 30 1 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 32 2 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 32 2 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 32 2 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 32 0 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations: 32 2 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 32 0 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 32 2 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 32 2 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 32 2 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 32 2 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Yiddish translations: 32 2 67 Disambiguation of 'parenthetically': 2 0 98 Disambiguation of 'by the way — see also by the way': 7 2 91 Disambiguation of 'without looking for something/somebody': 35 0 65
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: coincidentally

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      "sense": "antonym(s) of “in an incidental manner”",
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        {
          "_dis1": "35 0 65",
          "code": "pt",
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          "sense": "without looking for something/somebody",
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          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "ʕalā fikra",
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          "word": "عَلَى فِكْرَة"
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          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "meždú drúgoto",
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          "code": "fi",
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          "note": "verb; \"happen to\"",
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          "word": "sattua"
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          "word": "apropos"
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          "word": "übrigens"
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          "word": "na marginesie"
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          "_dis1": "7 2 91",
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          "_dis1": "7 2 91",
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          "sense": "by the way — see also by the way",
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          "_dis1": "7 2 91",
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          "_dis1": "7 2 91",
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          "_dis1": "7 2 91",
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          "roman": "miž ínšym",
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          "_dis1": "7 2 91",
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          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "by the way — see also by the way",
          "word": "à này"
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          "_dis1": "7 2 91",
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          "lang": "Yiddish",
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    "Terms with Belarusian translations",
    "Terms with Bulgarian translations",
    "Terms with Dutch translations",
    "Terms with Esperanto translations",
    "Terms with Finnish translations",
    "Terms with French translations",
    "Terms with German translations",
    "Terms with Hungarian translations",
    "Terms with Irish translations",
    "Terms with Italian translations",
    "Terms with Japanese translations",
    "Terms with Korean translations",
    "Terms with Mandarin translations",
    "Terms with Polish translations",
    "Terms with Portuguese translations",
    "Terms with Romanian translations",
    "Terms with Russian translations",
    "Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations",
    "Terms with Spanish translations",
    "Terms with Swedish translations",
    "Terms with Turkish translations",
    "Terms with Ukrainian translations",
    "Terms with Vietnamese translations",
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      "code": "sq",
      "lang": "Albanian",
      "sense": "in an incidental manner",
      "word": "kalimthi"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "ṣudfatan",
      "sense": "in an incidental manner",
      "word": "صُدْفَةً"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "imiǰiaylocʻ",
      "sense": "in an incidental manner",
      "word": "իմիջիայլոց"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "vypadkóva",
      "sense": "in an incidental manner",
      "word": "выпадко́ва"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "slučájno",
      "sense": "in an incidental manner",
      "word": "случа́йно"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "ǒurán",
      "sense": "in an incidental manner",
      "word": "偶然"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "in an incidental manner",
      "word": "sivuten"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "in an incidental manner",
      "word": "ohimennen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "in an incidental manner",
      "word": "incidemment"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "in an incidental manner",
      "word": "nebenbei"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "in an incidental manner",
      "word": "érintőleg"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "in an incidental manner",
      "word": "érintőlegesen"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "in an incidental manner",
      "word": "futólag"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "in an incidental manner",
      "word": "mellékesen"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "in an incidental manner",
      "word": "incidentalmente"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "tamatama",
      "sense": "in an incidental manner",
      "word": "たまたま"
    },
    {
      "alt": "ぐうぜん",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "gūzen",
      "sense": "in an incidental manner",
      "word": "偶然"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "uyeonhi",
      "sense": "in an incidental manner",
      "word": "우연히"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "in an incidental manner",
      "word": "przy okazji"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "in an incidental manner",
      "word": "incidentalmente"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "in an incidental manner",
      "word": "apropo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "slučájno",
      "sense": "in an incidental manner",
      "word": "случа́йно"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "in an incidental manner",
      "word": "eadar dà sgeul"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "in an incidental manner",
      "word": "incidentalmente"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "in an incidental manner",
      "word": "apropå"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "in an incidental manner",
      "word": "i förbigående"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "in an incidental manner",
      "word": "sırası gelmişken"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "in an incidental manner",
      "word": "bu arada"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "in an incidental manner",
      "word": "bir ara"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "in an incidental manner",
      "word": "lâf arasında"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "vypadkóvo",
      "sense": "in an incidental manner",
      "word": "випадко́во"
    },
    {
      "code": "sq",
      "lang": "Albanian",
      "sense": "without looking for something/somebody",
      "word": "kalimthi"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "without looking for something/somebody",
      "word": "toevalligerwijze"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "without looking for something/somebody",
      "word": "sattumoisin"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "without looking for something/somebody",
      "word": "sattumalta"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "without looking for something/somebody",
      "word": "zufällig"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "without looking for something/somebody",
      "word": "zufälligerweise"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "without looking for something/somebody",
      "word": "véletlenül"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "without looking for something/somebody",
      "word": "casualmente"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "without looking for something/somebody",
      "word": "acidentalmente"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "without looking for something/somebody",
      "word": "por acaso"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "without looking for something/somebody",
      "word": "casualmente"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "ʕalā fikra",
      "sense": "by the way — see also by the way",
      "word": "عَلَى فِكْرَة"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "meždú drúgoto",
      "sense": "by the way — see also by the way",
      "word": "между́ дру́гото"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "by the way — see also by the way",
      "word": "parenteze"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "by the way — see also by the way",
      "word": "muuten"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "note": "verb; \"happen to\"",
      "sense": "by the way — see also by the way",
      "word": "sattua"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "by the way — see also by the way",
      "word": "apropos"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "by the way — see also by the way",
      "word": "übrigens"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "by the way — see also by the way",
      "word": "im Übrigen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "by the way — see also by the way",
      "word": "nebenbei gesagt"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "by the way — see also by the way",
      "word": "egyébként"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "by the way — see also by the way",
      "word": "amúgy"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "by the way — see also by the way",
      "word": "mellesleg"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "by the way — see also by the way",
      "word": "dála an scéil"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "by the way — see also by the way",
      "word": "per inciso"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "by the way — see also by the way",
      "word": "nawiasem mówiąc"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "by the way — see also by the way",
      "word": "notabene"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "by the way — see also by the way",
      "word": "na marginesie"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "by the way — see also by the way",
      "word": "a propósito"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "by the way — see also by the way",
      "word": "aliás"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "kstáti",
      "sense": "by the way — see also by the way",
      "word": "кста́ти"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "méždu próčim",
      "sense": "by the way — see also by the way",
      "word": "ме́жду про́чим"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "by the way — see also by the way",
      "word": "por cierto"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "by the way — see also by the way",
      "word": "a propósito"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "do réči",
      "sense": "by the way — see also by the way",
      "word": "до ре́чі"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "miž ínšym",
      "sense": "by the way — see also by the way",
      "word": "між і́ншим"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "by the way — see also by the way",
      "word": "à này"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "agev",
      "sense": "by the way — see also by the way",
      "word": "אַגבֿ"
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}

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