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withal

wit·hal

UK/wɪˈðɔːl/ US/wɪˈðɑl/ rare archaic obsolete

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
2.

together with this

Origin

PIE word *wí The adverb is derived from Middle English withal, with-al, withalle (“against, in opposition to; in association with, together with; by means of”), from with (“against; close to, near; directly opposite to; in the company of, together with; on, upon; within; etc.”, preposition) + al (“total number in a group, all, everyone, everything”). The word displaced Old English mid ealle. The postposition is derived from the adverb.

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