incidentally
UKinsidentɔːliː
US'ınsı'dentəlı
معنی فارسی
ضمنا اتفاقا لزوما بطور لزوم
معنی کامل و مثالها
/in´sǝ dent´'l ē, -dent´lē/adv.
● برحسب اتفاق، پیشامدوار
they met incidentally
آنها برحسب اتفاق ملاقات کردند.
● راستی، ضمنا
ریشه و کاربرد
ریشه
From the Latin word 'incidentalis', meaning 'falling upon' or 'happening by chance', and the adverbial suffix '-ly'.
مثال
- Incidentally, I saw your sister at the grocery store yesterday.
- I heard that the company is expanding its operations. Incidentally, they are also hiring new employees.
- The book is about history, but it also discusses, incidentally, the impact of technology on society.
تعریف انگلیسی
adverb
- introducing a different topic; in point of fact “incidentally, I won't go to the party”
- of a minor or subordinate nature “these magnificent achievements were only incidentally influenced by Oriental models” “Derived from adjective: incidental”