even so
even so adverb: in spite of that (preceding a remark (or fact) within a given discourse).
Adverb
even so (not comparable)
- In spite of that (preceding a remark (or fact) within a given discourse).
- The colors are a bit bright. Even so, I love this room's design.
- "Why not? What's wrong with rabbits? Are they any worse than a neurotic, revolutionary humanity, full of nervous hate?"
"But we're not rabbits, even so," said Hammond.1928, D[avid] H[erbert] Lawrence, chapter 4, in Lady Chatterley’s Lover, Gutenberg edition, [Florence, Italy]: [ […] Tipografia Giuntina, […]], →OCLC; republished as Lady Chatterley’s Lover (eBook...
- Exactly thus: in exactly such a manner (as said or surmised); of precisely such a nature; precisely so.
- Near-synonym: just so
- —You don't mean to tell me that you're the very man whom they've been seeking? —Even so. 'Tis I.
- Synonyms:
- just so
even so meaning in Tamil, Malayalam and Tagalog
even so in Tamil
- in spite of the preceding remark or facts
- ஆனாலும் āṉālum, இருந்தாலும் iruntālum
even so in Malayalam
- nonetheless, nevertheless, all the same
- എന്നാലും, എന്നിരുന്നാലും, എന്നുവരുകിലും, എന്തായാലും, ഏതായാലും, അങ്ങനെയായാലും
even so in Tagalog
- in spite of the preceding remark or facts
- kahit
Examples of even so in a sentence
- [T]he American Airlines pilots union softened its stand and offered to accept lower wages for flying smaller "regional jets." Even so, airline management rejected the offer.1997 February 13, Scot Woods, “The Not-So Friendly Skies”, in Time, retrieved 27 Oct 2015:
- He may be thought inconsistent, and even so he is.1857, Herman Melville, chapter 14, in The Confidence Man:
- Would it be even so with myself, I wondered, in those unknown grown-up years to come?1895, Kenneth Grahame, chapter 13, in The Golden Age:
Synonyms of even so
- nonetheless
- nevertheless
- be that as it may
- having said that
- that said
- all that said
- still
- anyhow
- all the same
- be it as it may
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Forms of even so
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Questions about even so
- What does even so mean?
- Even so means in spite of that (preceding a remark (or fact) within a given discourse).
- What is even so in Tamil?
- Even so in Tamil is ஆனாலும் (āṉālum), இருந்தாலும் (iruntālum). See Even so meaning in Tamil.
- How do you use even so in a sentence?
- [T]he American Airlines pilots union softened its stand and offered to accept lower wages for flying smaller "regional jets." Even so, airline management rejected the offer.
- What part of speech is even so?
- Even so is an adverb.
Words near even so in the dictionary
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