inadvertently

«inadvertently» in Mova's school dictionary: by accident, without meaning to — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adverb (inadvertently)

meaning for a pupil

Inadvertently means by accident, without meaning to. tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday life you can inadvertently hurt someone's feelings or share a secret. In online safety, people can inadvertently share their location in a photo. In science, a discovery made inadvertently is found by chance, like penicillin by Alexander Fleming in 1928. It tells the reader the action was not on purpose. Phrases: inadvertently left, inadvertently deleted.

examples

• I inadvertently deleted my homework. tree →
• She inadvertently stepped on the cat's tail. tree →
• He inadvertently told her about the surprise party. tree →
• Fleming inadvertently discovered penicillin. tree →
• Be careful not to inadvertently share where you live online. tree →
• The tap was inadvertently left running all night. tree →
• The Sheep eating the acorns inadvertently frayed and tore the cloak. tree →

note

Formal; everyday words are «by accident» or «accidentally». Adjective: inadvertent. Long word: in-ad-VER-tent-ly.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «inadvertently» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.