Elamur Dictionary⌕

☰

dictionaries / English / D / dint

dint

noun (dint, dints)

«dint» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

A dint is a dent or hollow pressed into a hard surface by a blow. tree →
(old use) «By dint of» means by means of, through the force or effect of something. tree →

In the lessons

in stories a family loses its ships by dint of pirates, shipwreck or fire; in lessons «by dint of» names the cause of a loss or a success

Examples

By dint of hard work she passed the test. tree →
He lost his ships by dint of pirates and storms. tree →
The shield had a dint from the sword. tree →

Note

nothing for maths

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «dint» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
«dint» in the school dictionary on Mova free.

This page in Markdown → https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/dint/