BY WAY OF

Definition: BY WAY OF

BY WAY OF

1. For the purpose of; as being; in character of.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Direction

Through, via, by way of; in all directions, in all manner of ways; quaquaversum, from the four winds.

Method

One way or another, anyhow; somehow or other; (instrumentality); by way of; via; in transitu; on the high road to.

Occasion

By the way, by the by; en passant, a propos; pro re nata, pro hac vice; par parenthese, parenthetically, by way of parenthesis, incidentally; while speaking of, while on the subject; extempore; on the spur of the moment, on the spur of the occasion; on the spot; (early).

Crosswords: BY WAY OF

By way of introduction, I'm what you call your basic versatile ball-thrower. (The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training; writing credit: Paul Brickman)

By Way of Mrs. Browning (1911)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Books

• Report of an Expedition from Fort Colville to Puget Sound, Washington Territory, by Way of Lake Chelan and Skagit River, During the Months of August (reference)

• On the Genealogy of Morals: A Polemic: By Way of Clarification and Supplement to My Last Book Beyond Good and Evil (Oxford World's Classics) (reference)

• By Way of the Silverthorns (The Grace Livingston Hill Series, No 24) (reference)

• Kentuckians in Missouri, Including Many Who Migrated by Way of Ohio, (reference)

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Septicemia involves the systemic spread of bacteria from a localized origin of infection throughout the body by way of the blood stream. Credit: CDC.

This patient developed streptococcal endocarditis after the bacteria had spread throughout his body by way of his blood stream, thereby, infecting the interior of his heart. Credit: CDC.

At the edge of the desert off the North African coast, with local camel troops in the foreground, circa late 1923 or early 1924. During her maiden cruise at that time Concord steamed through the Mediterranean Sea and returned to the United States by way of the Suez Canal and the Cape of Good Hope. Credit: NAVY.

Photograph taken from the bridge of USS Decatur (Destroyer # 5) by Machinist's Mate May, during the First Torpedo Flotilla's transit of the Mediterranean Sea, en route to the Philippines by way of the Suez Canal, circa late 1903 or early 1904. The air was filled with red dust from the desert. USS Dale (Destroyer # 4) is in the foreground, with USS Chauncey (Destroyer # 3) in the left distance. Credit: NAVY.

In quarantine at Madeira in December 1866, while en route to the East Indies station by way of west Africa. Credit: NAVY.

Con-g-ss embark'd on board the ship Constitution of America bound to Conogocheque by way of Philadelphia. Credit: Library of Congress.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Where the risk had not attached, money paid by way of premium or otherwise shall be recoverable from the insurer. (reference)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

At Ecouen, by way of rank in the procession of the Holy Sacrament, they made a distinction between the virgins and the florists.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Health

Only MK-801, which works by way of specific neurotransmitter receptors, was able to significantly decrease the cellular influx of calcium and prevent cell death in rat neurons exposed to the ApoE peptide. (references)

Business

To date the strategy pursued by Internet retailers has been to achieve rapid growth mainly by way of discounting, which means that none has as yet returned a profit, and some, such as Amazon. (references)

The GoI plans to establish a parallel Cargo Terminal at IGI airport by way of a joint venture between AAI and the private sector, to achieve better services and increased efficiency through healthy competition. (references)

These refineries are based on a modular design, each module with a capacity of 3.5 mil. Tons of crude oil. Their processing capacity can be easily adjusted and restructured accordingly by way of decommissioning one of the modules (Petrobrazi, Arpechim, Rafo). (references)

Economic History

Zambia

ZR is to be privatized by way of concessioning. (references)

Zambia

The hotel is to be privatized by way of a fixed term concession. (references)

India

The Government of India (GOI) accorded priority to disengage itself from commercial operations of the airlines by way of disinvestments. (references)

Human Rights

Trinidad and Tobago

For less serious offenses, the authorities typically bring the accused before a magistrate by way of a summons, requiring the accused to appear within 48 hours, at which time they may enter a plea. (references)

Political Economy

NORWAY

By way of background, the Norwegian krone was un-pegged from the European Currency Unit (ECU) in December 1992. Since 1994, the government's stated policy has been to maintain krone stability vis-�-vis European currencies. (references)

NETHERLANDS

Dutch economic policy is geared chiefly towards sustained and environmentally sustainable economic growth and development by way of fiscal consolidation, labor and product market reforms, economic restructuring, energy conservation, environmental protection, regional development, and other national goals. (references)

Trade

India

The authorized dealer handles documents: (a) in cases where the exporter has received the export proceeds directly from the overseas buyer in the form of a bank draft, pay order, bankers check, and foreign currency traveler's checks without any monetary limit, and (b) in cases where the exporter has received export proceeds, from goods sold to overseas buyers in the Indian currency, from the credit card servicing banks either by way of reimbursement against charge slips signed by the overseas buyer or as instantaneous credit to the exporters bank account in India. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Expressions using "BY WAY OF": be by way of doing smth. ♦ by way of a hint ♦ by way of consequence ♦ by way of example ♦ by way of exception ♦ by way of introduction ♦ by way of precaution ♦ by way of privilege ♦ by way of proof ♦ by way of relief. Additional references.

Bulgarian 

за разнообразие (by way of relief). (various references)

Chinese 

轉�" (go by way of, make a detour). (various references)

Czech

jako příklad (by way of example). (various references)

Danish

vandet cirkulerer i kullet igennem et net af fine spraekker, beviset herfor er foert derved, at vand traenger ud igennem injektionsborehullerne (proof of this is the fact that water can be made to penetrate by infusion probes, the water circulates through the coal by way of a network of fissures), tilbagebetaling af beløb udbetalt som følge af,at der bevilget fri proces (recovery of sums paid out by way of legal aid), som helt uden handelsmaessig karakter anses indfoersel af lejlighedsvis karakter,som indfoersel,der ikke har erhvervsmaessig karakter,anses indfoersel,der finder sted lejlighedsvis (importations which are occasional shall not be considered as importations by way of trade), mellem-og langfristede lån og kreditter mellem finansielle institutioner,især ved rediskontering (especially by way of rediscount, medium and long term loans between credit institutions themselves), kortfristede kreditter mellem kreditinstitutter,især ved rediskontering (especially by way of discounting, short-time loans made between credit institutions themselves), for yderligere at fremme kontakter (by way of further developing contacts), afstemningen er offentlig og foregår ved navneopråb (voting shall be by open vote by way of roll call). (various references)

Dutch

terugvordering van de bedragen uitbetaald ter zake van toelating om kosteloos te procederen (recovery of sums paid out by way of legal aid), met het oogmerk de contacten verder te ontwikkelen (by way of further developing contacts), krediet met middellange of lange looptijd dat bank-en kredietinstellingen elkaar verlenen,met name door herdisconto (especially by way of rediscount, medium and long term loans between credit institutions themselves), kortlopend krediet dat banken en kredietinstellingen elkaar verlenen,met name door herdisconto (especially by way of discounting, short-time loans made between credit institutions themselves), het water circuleert in de kool langs een netwerk van spleten;het bewijs hiervoor wordt geleverd door de mogelijkheid water teinjecteren in de laag vanuit de boorgaten (proof of this is the fact that water can be made to penetrate by infusion probes, the water circulates through the coal by way of a network of fissures), als invoer waaraan elk handelskarakter vreemd is,wordt beschouwd de invoer die een incidenteel karakter draagt (importations which are occasional shall not be considered as importations by way of trade). (various references)

Finnish

poikkeuksellisesti (by way of an exception, exceptionally), leikillä (by way of a joke, in fun, in play), Helsingin kautta (by way of Helsinki, via Helsinki), esimerkin vuoksi (by way of an example), arvaamalla (by guessing, by way of conjecture). (various references)

French

en fait. (various references)

German

durch (across, because of, by, by dint of, by force of, by means of, by means of smth., due to, on, owing to, per, through, throughout, thru, via, well done, with). (various references)

Greek 

βραχυπρόθεσμα δάνεια που διενεργούνται μεταξύ πιστωτικών ιδρυμάτων,ιδιαίτερα με προεξόφληση (especially by way of discounting, short-time loans made between credit institutions themselves), μεσοπρόθεσμα και μακροπρόθεσμα δάνεια μεταξύ πιστωτικών ιδρυμάτων,ιδιαίτερα οι αναπροεξοφλήσεις (especially by way of rediscount, medium and long term loans between credit institutions themselves), ως εισαγωγές χωρίς κανένα εμπορικό χαρακτήρα θεωρούνται οι εισαγωγές που παρουσιάζουν περιστασιακό (importations which are occasional shall not be considered as importations by way of trade), ανάληψη των ποσών που καταβάλλονται λόγω του ευεργετήματος πενίας (recovery of sums paid out by way of legal aid), το νερό κυκλοφορεί μέσα στον γαιάνθρακα μέσω ενός δικτύου ρωγματώσεων γεγονός που αποδεικνύεται από την δυνατότητα να προκληθεί διείσδυσ� (proof of this is the fact that water can be made to penetrate by infusion probes, the water circulates through the coal by way of a network of fissures). (various references)

Hebrew 

א�'ב (apropos, by the way, incidentally), ב�"רך (en route, through, wise). (various references)

Hungarian

valamiképpen (by way of something), ezt csak mellesleg (this by way of digression), ezt csak mellesleg jegyzem meg (this by way of digression), jegyzem meg (this by way of digression), kiváltképpen (by eminence, by way of eminence, particularly), mentségül (by way of excuse), ezt csak közbevetőleg jegyzem meg (this by way of digression), valamiként (by way of something), vminek a révén (by means of sg, by way of sg, through), vmi gyanánt (by way of sg), vmiként (by way of sg), vmiképpen (by way of sg), vmilyen útvonalon (by way of sg), vmin át (by way of sg), vmin keresztül (by way of sg), saját állítása szerint mindenkit ismer (to be by way of knowing everybody). (various references)

Indonesian

melewati (go by). (various references)

Italian

passando per. (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

で�"ぐり�"る (as, assuming ..., concerning, even if ..., fish, for, funny you should mention that, if, if we assume ...., if we make ..., if we take ...., in the capacity of, in the role of, palpitation, promoted pawn, regularJouetsu-line shinkansen, such as, there is something called ..., there is something like ..., throbbing, to flutter, to palpitate, to throb, to turn a somersault, to turn head over heels, to turn over, where ... are concerned). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

として (as, for, in the capacity of, in the role of). (various references)

Manx

myr sampleyr (by way of illustration). (various references)

Pig Latin

ybay ayway ofay

Portuguese

via (channel, duct, line, passage, road, route, way). (various references)

Romanian

prin (a, about, around, by, by dint of, in, inside, into, on, over, per, through, thru, via, with, within), cu ajutorul (by dint of, by means of, by the instrumentality of, with the aid of), cã sã, cã (because, considering, if, that, too), în chip de (in lieu of, in the similitude of). (various references)

Russian 

ради (for, for the sake of, on behalf of, sake), посредством (by dint of, by means of, by virtue of, dint, through the medium). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

putem (means: by means of, through, way: by way of). (various references)

Spanish

como (as, how, in what way, like, qua, such a, such as, what a), a modo de. (various references)

Swedish

via (by, via). (various references)

Turkish

yapmak üzere olmak (be by way of doing smth., be on the point of doing smth.), istisna olarak (as an exception, by way of exception, exceptionally). (various references)

Turkmen 

ьsti bilen (via). (various references)

Ukrainian

через (about, across, among, amongst, aslant, because of, by, down, for, from, in, o'er, over, owing to, per, seeing, thanks to, through, throughout, via). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-2 letters: byway.

-3 letters: ofay.

-4 letters: abo, aby, bay, boa, bow, boy, fay, fob, foy, oaf, wab, way, yaw, yay, yob, yow.

-5 letters: ab, aw, ay, ba, bo, by, fa, of, ow, oy, wo, ya, yo.