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nevertheless

[ nev-er-th uh-les ]

/ ˌnɛv ər ðəˈlɛs /

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adverb

nonetheless; notwithstanding; however; in spite of that: a small but nevertheless important change.

Origin of nevertheless

1250–1300; Middle English; replacing natheles, notheles natheless; see never, the², less

synonym study for nevertheless

See but¹.

Words nearby nevertheless

never-never land, neverland, nevermind, nevermore, nevers, nevertheless, neviim, nevil, neville, nevin, nevinnomyssk

Example sentences from the Web for nevertheless

Nevertheless, I saw a man die 10 feet from me in my first year.

A Million Ways to Die in Prison |Daniel Genis |December 8, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Nevertheless, the family of the little girl sued the company for wrongful death.

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Abbas has been committed—quite unsuccessfully, but nevertheless committed—to nonviolence.

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Nevertheless, Brian Rogers, a McCain aide pushed back against UANI, calling the Rio Tinto-Iran connection “a red herring.”

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But I think, nevertheless, it has made me appreciate his sheer ability.

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Nevertheless he is called to be a "leader," with the responsibilities and duties of a leader.

Messages from the Epistle to the Hebrews |Handley C.G. Moule
Nevertheless it was so deceptive that when the Nell came in sight she was not close enough to the left shore for safety.

A Canyon Voyage |Frederick S. Dellenbaugh
That is the way people do fall in love, nevertheless, and the only way.

Les Misrables |Victor Hugo
Nevertheless, the calling of guide was kept in the same family for generations.

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Nevertheless, he regretted the very smell of the gas and the noise of the omnibuses.

Sentimental Education Vol 1 |Gustave Flaubert

British Dictionary definitions for nevertheless

nevertheless

/ (ˌnɛvəðəˈlɛs) /

sentence connector

in spite of that; however; yet