for better or worse en · ADP
Etymology
A traditional Christian marriage vow.
Meanings
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No matter what the future may hold (no matter whether it is good or bad).
For better or worse, he’s the president.
Fewer experts are confidently predicting that we have years or even decades to prepare for a wave of world-changing A.I.; many now believe that major changes are right around the corner, for better or worse.
2022 August 24, Kevin Roose, “We Need to Talk About How Good A.I. Is Getting”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
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| for better, for worse | alternative | lexicographic | |
| for better or for worse | alternative | lexicographic |
Relateds
for good or ill · sooner or later · in weal and woe
Translations (31)
el δυστυχώς ή ευτυχώς (No matter what the future may hold) · hu sajnos vagy nem sajnos (No matter what the future may hold) · cmn 無論如何 /无论如何 (No matter what the future may hold) · pt para o bem ou para o mal (No matter what the future may hold) · ja 善かれ悪しかれ (No matter what the future may hold) · fi syteen tai saveen (No matter what the future may hold) · nl in voor- en tegenspoed (No matter what the future may hold) · ru к лу́чшему и́ли ху́дшему (No matter what the future may hold) · es en las buenas y en las malas (No matter what the future may hold) · fi niin tai näin (No matter what the future may hold) · es en la fortuna y en la adversidad (No matter what the future may hold) · ru как бы то ни́ было (No matter what the future may hold) · nl in lief en leed (No matter what the future may hold) · pt para o melhor ou para o pior (No matter what the future may hold) · es a las duras y a las maduras (No matter what the future may hold) · is í gegnum súrt og sætt (No matter what the future may hold) · it nella buona e nella cattiva sorte (No matter what the future may hold) · cmn 不論好壞 /不论好坏 (No matter what the future may hold) · fr pour le meilleur et pour le pire (No matter what the future may hold) · el καλώς ή κακώς (No matter what the future may hold) · vi dù tốt hay xấu (No matter what the future may hold) · ga bíoch sé le do leas nó le d'aimhleas (No matter what the future may hold) · fi oli miten oli (No matter what the future may hold) · it nel bene e nel male (No matter what the future may hold) · it bene o male (No matter what the future may hold) · de auf Gedeih und Verderb (No matter what the future may hold) · fr pour le meilleur comme pour le pire (No matter what the future may hold) · fi kävi miten kävi (No matter what the future may hold) · es para bien o para mal (No matter what the future may hold) · pl na dobre i na złe (No matter what the future may hold) · ru была́ не была́ (No matter what the future may hold)