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nevertheless

ne·vert·he·less

UK/ˌnɛvəðəˈlɛs/ US/ˌnɛvɚðəˈlɛs/ fairly common

adverb

1.

despite anything to the contrary (usually following a concession)

  • “although I”
  • “d like to try it”
  • “while we disliked each other, nevertheless we agreed”
  • “he was a stern yet fair master”
  • “granted that it is dangerous, all the same I still want to go”
Synonyms

Origin

From Middle English nevertheles, never-þe-les, nevere-þe-lesse. By surface analysis, never (“not at all”) + the + less; compare never the wiser.

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