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notwithstanding
not·with·stand·ing N0175200 (nŏt′wĭth-stăn′dĭng, -wĭth-)prep. In spite of: The teams played on, notwithstanding the rain.adv. All the same; nevertheless: We proceeded, notwithstanding.conj. In spite of the fact that; although.
[Middle English notwithstandinge (translation of Medieval Latin nōn obstante) : not, not; see not + withstanding, present participle of withstanden, to resist; see withstand.]notwithstanding (ˌnɒtwɪθˈstændɪŋ; -wɪð-) prep (often immediately postpositive) in spite of; despiteconj (subordinating) despite the fact that; althoughsentence connectorin spite of that; nevertheless[C14: not + withstanding, from Old English withstandan, on the model of Medieval Latin non obstante, Old French non obstant]not•with•stand•ing (ˌnɒt wɪðˈstæn dɪŋ, -wɪθ-)
prep. 1. in spite of; without being opposed or prevented by: Notwithstanding a brilliant defense, he was found guilty. The doctor's orders notwithstanding, she returned to work. adv. 2. nevertheless; anyway; yet. conj. 3. in spite of the fact that; although. [1350–1400] Thesaurus| Adv. | 1. | notwithstanding - despite anything to the contrary (usually following a concession); "although I'm a little afraid, however 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"all the same, even so, however, nevertheless, nonetheless, withal, still, yet |
notwithstandingpreposition1. despite, in spite of, regardless of He despised Pitt, notwithstanding the similar views they both held.adverb1. nevertheless, however, though, nonetheless He doesn't want me there, but I'm going, notwithstanding.Translationsnotwithstanding (notwiðˈstandiŋ) preposition in spite of. Notwithstanding the bad weather, the ship arrived on time. 儘管 尽管notwithstanding
Synonyms for notwithstandingprep despiteSynonyms- despite
- in spite of
- regardless of
adv neverthelessSynonyms- nevertheless
- however
- though
- nonetheless
Synonyms for notwithstandingadv despite anything to the contrary (usually following a concession)Synonyms- all the same
- even so
- however
- nevertheless
- nonetheless
- withal
- still
- yet
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