Meaning & use

nevertheless

adverb·Academic

In spite of what has just been said or done; even so.

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The weather was terrible; nevertheless, they continued the hike to the summit.

He was exhausted; nevertheless, he stayed up to finish the report.

A note on using this word

A formal connector typically placed at the start of a clause, often set off by a semicolon or comma.

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