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10 Language-to-English DictionariesEven-so
/ˌiː.vən ˈsoʊ/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
In spite of that; nevertheless; however.
"The weather was bitterly cold; even so, they decided to go for a hike."
- 1
Used to introduce a statement that qualifies or contrasts with a preceding statement.
"She knew the task was difficult, even so, she volunteered to lead the project."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English combining the adverb 'even' (denoting exactness or emphasis) with the pronoun/adverb 'so' (indicating manner or fact). Dating back to the late 14th century, it originally functioned to express agreement or exact similarity before shifting to its modern concessive sense meaning 'nevertheless' or 'despite this'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Even-so" is said worldwide
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néanmoins
Transliteration: néanmoins
"Il pleuvait, néanmoins nous sommes sortis."
trotzdem
Transliteration: trotzdem
"Es war kalt; trotzdem gingen sie spazieren."
tuttavia
Transliteration: tuttavia
"Era stanco; tuttavia ha continuato a lavorare."
aun así
Transliteration: aun así
"Hacía frío; aun así, salieron a pasear."
ainda assim
Transliteration: ainda assim
"Estava difícil, ainda assim ele conseguiu."
फिर भी
Transliteration: phir bhi
"रास्ता लंबा था, फिर भी वे समय पर पहुँच गए।"
尽管如此
Transliteration: jǐng guǎn rú cǐ
"天气很冷，尽管如此，他们还是去跑步了。"
그럼에도 불구하고
Transliteration: geureom-edo bulgohago
"비가 왔지만, 그럼에도 불구하고 경기는 계속되었다."
それにもかかわらず
Transliteration: sorenimokakawarazu
"彼は疲れていた。それにもかかわらず仕事を続けた。"
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