By some means: meaning, definitions and examples

This phrase is used when the method or way of achieving something is not defined or clear.

• We will need to accomplish this task by some means.
• The lost traveler found his way home by some means.

This phrase is used to indicate an unspecified manner or method, often in everyday or informal speech.

• We'll figure it out in some way.
• She always manages to get things done in some way.

This phrase often implies a sense of urgency or desperation, suggesting that all possible methods will be tried, or that no matter what, the task must be completed.

• We need to finish this project by any means necessary.
• He was determined to win the competition by any means.

Used when referring to an undefined or unspecified method, often in a more formal or technical context.

• The experiment must be completed by some method we have not yet considered.
• By some method, they managed to solve the problem.