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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

in any event en · ADP

Meanings

  1. (idiomatic) At any rate: anyhow, regardless (emphasizing that a point doesn't matter or hardly matters).
    • Near-synonyms: nonetheless, nevertheless, come what may
    • The product is duly prohibited by law, but in any event, it is still available on the black market.
  2. (idiomatic) At any rate: by any measure, any way one slices it, in every case, no matter what (emphasizing that a point matters so much that there is no case in which it does not matter).
    • You can grumble all you like, but in any event, you'd better be there at the appointed time.
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see in, any, event.
    • Kinetics might be described as a series of events, and in any event, there is some instant at which some change begins.

Synonyms

nonetheless · no matter what · at all events · at all events · in any case · anyway · nevertheless · in any case · come what may

Translations (13)

ga ar aon nós (at any rate — see also in any case) · tr her hâlde (at any rate — see also in any case) · az hər halda (at any rate — see also in any case) · ga pé scéal é (at any rate — see also in any case) · ga ar aon chuma (at any rate — see also in any case) · la saltem (at any rate — see also in any case) · ga ar chaoi ar bith (at any rate — see also in any case) · ga ar chuma ar bith (at any rate — see also in any case) · ga ar aon chaoi (at any rate — see also in any case) · tr her hâlükârda (at any rate — see also in any case) · pdt jeedenfauls (at any rate — see also in any case) · pl tak czy owak (at any rate — see also in any case) · fi joka tapauksessa (at any rate — see also in any case)