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By a wide margin; indicates a very big difference or disparity.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated, idiomatic, usually
Examples
- He couldn't keep up with me, not by a long shot.
- He speaks better than he writes, by a long shot.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
by a great deal
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- he is the best by a long shot
- his labors haven't ended there--not by a long shot
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
25 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Finnish:
lähimainkaan
— by a wide margin
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Finnish:
sinne päinkään
— by a wide margin
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Finnish:
lähestulkoonkaan
— by a wide margin
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Finnish:
likimainkaan
— by a wide margin
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French:
largement
— by a wide margin
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French:
de loin
— by a wide margin
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French:
haut la main
— by a wide margin
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German:
bei weitem
— by a wide margin
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German:
bei Weitem
— by a wide margin
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German:
lange
— by a wide margin
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German:
noch lange
— by a wide margin
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Japanese:
決して
(kesshite)
— by a wide margin
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Japanese:
絶対
(zettai)
— by a wide margin
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Japanese:
断然
(danzen)
— by a wide margin
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Polish:
bynajmniej
— by a wide margin
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Polish:
o wiele
— by a wide margin
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Romanian:
de departe
— by a wide margin
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Romanian:
nici pe departe
— by a wide margin
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Spanish:
de lejos
— by a wide margin
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Spanish:
ni por asomo
— by a wide margin
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Spanish:
ni mucho menos
— by a wide margin
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Spanish:
ni por casualidad
— by a wide margin
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Spanish:
ni de lejos
— by a wide margin
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Spanish:
ni de cerca
— by a wide margin
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Spanish:
ni con guinche
— by a wide margin
