Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adverb In spite of that; nonetheless; however.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Not or none the less; notwithstanding.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb Not the less; notwithstanding; in spite of that; yet.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adverb conjunctive
In spite of whatpreceded ;yet .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb despite anything to the contrary (usually following a concession)
Etymologies
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Examples
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Try starting your sentences with the word nevertheless.
THE BLESSING OF A SKINNED KNEE Ph.D. Wendy Mogel 2001
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Try starting your sentences with the word nevertheless.
THE BLESSING OF A SKINNED KNEE Ph.D. Wendy Mogel 2001
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He may mean it to be risible, but it nevertheless is pretty impressive.
David Finkle: Easy Reader: Howard Jacobson's Novel Takes the Prize David Finkle 2010
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Nevertheless, the court reasoned that in the context of a traffic stop, the passenger, although innocent of any wrongdoing, nevertheless is subject to detention for the duration of the stop:
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He may mean it to be risible, but it nevertheless is pretty impressive.
David Finkle: Easy Reader: Howard Jacobson's Novel Takes the Prize David Finkle 2010
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He may mean it to be risible, but it nevertheless is pretty impressive.
David Finkle: Easy Reader: Howard Jacobson's Novel Takes the Prize David Finkle 2010
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I never quite liked Herland (yeah, it has a lot of fun feminist moments, but also disturbing hints of a fascist aesthetic), but it nevertheless is a historical milestone.
Cool! Hal Duncan 2010
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He may mean it to be risible, but it nevertheless is pretty impressive.
David Finkle: Easy Reader: Howard Jacobson's Novel Takes the Prize David Finkle 2010
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Nevertheless, the court reasoned that in the context of a traffic stop, the passenger, although innocent of any wrongdoing, nevertheless is subject to detention for the duration of the stop:
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He may mean it to be risible, but it nevertheless is pretty impressive.
David Finkle: Easy Reader: Howard Jacobson's Novel Takes the Prize David Finkle 2010
burntsox commented on the word nevertheless
I will start a sentence with this word pretty much anytime I feel like it.
October 6, 2007
reesetee commented on the word nevertheless
Nevertheless, you didn't do it just then.
October 6, 2007