randomly, übersetzung im Collins English Cobuild & Thesaurus Wörterbuch

random

1  adj A random sample or method is one in which all the people or things involved have an equal chance of being chosen.
usu ADJ n
The survey used a random sample of two thousand people across England and Wales..., The competitors will be subject to random drug testing.
♦ randomly    adv ADV with v
...interviews with a randomly selected sample of thirty girls aged between 13 and 18.

2  adj If you describe events as random, you mean that they do not seem to follow a definite plan or pattern.
usu ADJ n
...random violence against innocent victims...
♦ randomly  adv ADV with v
...drinks and magazines left scattered randomly around.

3 If you choose people or things at random, you do not use any particular method, so they all have an equal chance of being chosen.
♦ at random phrase PHR after v
We received several answers, and we picked one at random.

4 If something happens at random, it happens without a definite plan or pattern.
♦ at random phrase PHR after v
Three black people were killed by shots fired at random from a minibus.