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Meaning of "by default" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BY DEFAULT

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WHAT DOES BY DEFAULT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of by default in the English dictionary

The definition of by default in the dictionary is in the absence of opposition or a better alternative.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BY DEFAULT

by a long chalk
by a long shot
by acclamation
by all manner of means
by all means
by and by
by and large
by chance
by degrees
by dint of
by ear
by easy stages
by far
by fits and starts
by half
by halves
by hand
by heart
by hook or crook
by jingo

WORDS THAT END LIKE BY DEFAULT

assault
at fault
compound fault
default
dip fault
dip-slip fault
double fault
electrical fault
fault
find fault
foot fault
gravity fault
judgment by default
oblique fault
oblique-slip fault
strike fault
strike-slip fault
thrust fault
to a fault
vault

Synonyms and antonyms of by default in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «by default» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BY DEFAULT

Find out the translation of by default to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of by default from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «by default» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

默认情况下,
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

por defecto
570 millions of speakers

English

by default
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

डिफ़ॉल्ट रूप से
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

افتراضيا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

по умолчанию
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

por padrão
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

গতানুগতিক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

par défaut
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Secara lalai
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

standardmäßig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

初期設定で
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

기본적으로
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Minangka standar
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

theo mặc định
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

முன்னிருப்பாக
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मुलभूतरित्या
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

varsayılan olarak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

per impostazione predefinita
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

domyślnie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

за замовчуванням
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

în mod implicit
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

από προεπιλογή
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

by verstek
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

som standard
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

som standard
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of by default

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BY DEFAULT»

The term «by default» is very widely used and occupies the 15.390 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BY DEFAULT» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about by default

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10 QUOTES WITH «BY DEFAULT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word by default.
1
Kristin Armstrong
We either live with intention or exist by default.
2
Jason Bateman
I think anybody who's doing work in their teen years on TV or in the movies, you're a teen idol by default.
3
Marcus Brigstocke
I find myself by default an atheist but fairly unhappily so. It would be bloody marvelous if there was a god.
4
T Bone Burnett
I made a few records here and there by default, but I wasn't ever comfortable in that role. I wasn't comfortable on stage. We'll see how it goes this time.
5
Jean Charest
If you want a referendum, vote for the others. Or, in certain cases, you can stay at home, you don't vote and you could find yourself with a referendum by default because you didn't exercise your vote.
6
Andrae Crouch
I started singing by default, I think. Because there was a guy in the group that thought the group wasn't going to ever be anything. And I was getting ready to record, and I'd never recorded my voice. It was always other people that I featured because I thought they did a much better job.
7
Sara Gilbert
I pretty much only write by default, because I want to make certain projects so instead of trying to wait and find them, I create them, but I'm not really a writer.
8
Ken Leung
My face frowns by default, so when I'm most calm is when I appear the least approachable.
9
Jayma Mays
I was a big fan of 'The Smurfs' growing up, even though by default - my mom used to force me to watch because she was a 'Smurfs' fan.
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Don't let anything stand in the way of you claiming and manifesting the life that you choose rather than the life you have by default.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BY DEFAULT»

Discover the use of by default in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to by default and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Equality by default: an essay on modernity as confinement
Philippe Beneton, a prominent French conservative, has long meditated on Tocqueville, and Equality by Default is quintessentially Tocquevillian in that it does not offer a partisan polemic but rather paints a picture of contemporary life -- ...
Philippe Bénéton, 2004
2
Daddy by Default: A Novel
Wrongly accused of fathering a child with a woman he never met, Parker Redman is forced to make support payments due to a legal technicality in spite of the woman's confession that her case was a scam, a situation that compels Parker to ...
Pat Tucker, 2012
3
Death by Default: A Policy of Fatal Neglect in China's State ...
- A New Order This book uncovers the secret world of starvation, disease, and unnatural death- a world into which thousands of Chinese citizens disappear each year.
Robin Munro, Jeff Rigsby, 1996
4
Empire by Default: The Spanish-American War and the Dawn of ...
The definitive version of the Spanish-American War as well as a dramatic account of America's emergence as a global power.
Ivan Musicant, 1998
5
Success by Default: The Depersonalization of Corporate America
The Depersonalization of Corporate America Michael Solomon. he dropped to his knees and bit Elvis on the ankle. Elvis jumped back and asked, "Why did you do that?" Richard said, "Next time we meet, I will remind you I'm the guy who bit ...
Michael Solomon, 2011
6
Lachez: Prequel to Daddy by Default
Pat Tucker introduces "Lachez.
Pat Tucker, 2012
7
Daddy By Default
Love with a proper stranger THE SECRET Gabriel Serrano had spent years trying to recover from the sins of the past.
Nikki Benjamin, 2012
8
Discrimination by Default: How Racism Becomes Routine
consumers, but a nightmare to privacy advocates and those whose interests they represent.4 Furthermore, decisions made by default can themselves simply reflect bad decision making—or no decision making at all. People sometimes don't ...
Lu-in Wang, 2006
9
Daddy By Default
WHO'S THE DADDY?
Muriel Jensen, 2012
10
Faith By Default
My journey through faith intensified as I faced the insurmountable and most devastating period of my life yet, the illness and subsequent death of my mother.
Angela D. Tansil-Mitchell, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BY DEFAULT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term by default is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Soso and Chang, prison bunkmates by default: Why won't “Orange …
I never thought I'd say this, but we need to see more Asian women in prison. Of course, I don't mean actual incarcerated women—I mean ... «Salon, Jul 15»
2
Utah judge awards $134M by default to US soldiers in suit against …
The judge decided by default after the suit got no answer from Khadr, who was held at Guantanamo Bay and released from a Canadian prison ... «Fox News, Jul 15»
3
Bristol Advice Squad: Are you 'digital by default'? How a money …
MANAGING money can be a challenge at the best of times, particularly when we're told we need to do everything on-line these days – pay our ... «Bristol Post, Jul 15»
4
Local candidates likely to win by default
Tuesday marked the deadline for independent candidates to file for the Nov. 3 elections. Write-in candidates still have until noon Monday to file ... «Journal and Courier, Jun 15»
5
And the first major news outfit to roll out default encryption is... 4:23 …
Thus, the Post has joined the steady march of online destinations that are choosing to encrypt Internet traffic by default. Already, smaller digital ... «Fortune, Jun 15»
6
Still a way to go on digital-by-default, says GDS boss Mike Bracken
The jury is “still out” on the government's attempts to get citizens using digital public services by default, Mike Bracken has acknowledged. «Civil Service World, Jun 15»
7
Digital Leaders 100 Awards: The Results
As official Media Sponsor of the awards, Digital by Default News would like to take this opportunity to congratulate everyone who made it onto ... «Digital By Default News, Jun 15»
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Update Java, Get Yahoo as Your Default Search Engine
... new tab page on Chrome." This option is checked by default, so you'll actually have to click the checkbox if you don't want this to happen. «PC Magazine, Jun 15»
9
​Aviation cyber-attacks, online-to-offline technology & encryption by
And in The Big Deal, Ameera and Edward Harrison discuss Bruce Schneier's call for making encryption by default the standard across the ... «RT, Jun 15»
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Batman: Arkham Knight Runs At 30 FPS On The PC By Default, But …
When will some developers learn? Yet again, a much-hyped and technically detailed PC game has hit the market that defaults to a framerate of ... «Techgage, Jun 15»

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