# by accident

> English word · Adverb

## Definitions
1. Accidentally; unintentionally; without meaning to; as the result of an event not expected, aided, or willingly planned.
2. As the result of some undesigned, unintended, unrelated, natural, or random occurrence; as the unexpected and unforeseen result of formerly unrelated factors.
3. By chance; unexpectedly; as the result of an unrelated series of events.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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