Also means
certainly not
Usage Note
Beileibe is used almost exclusively in negative constructions — beileibe nicht ('by no means') — to emphatically deny something. It is more emphatic than keineswegs and has a slightly elevated, literary tone. Learned speakers use it for rhetorical emphasis in argument.
Examples
"Das ist beileibe nicht der einzige Grund für die Krise."
Natural Translation
That is by no means the only reason for the crisis.
Literal Translation
That is by no means the only reason for the crisis.
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