notwithstanding
adverb
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L333635 on Wikidata ↗preposition
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L333881 on Wikidata ↗conjunction
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L333941 on Wikidata ↗No English definition recorded for this entry.
L44413 on Wikidata ↗Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˌnɒtwɪðˈstændɪŋ/ / /ˌnɑtwɪθˈstændɪŋ/
adv
Etymology: From Middle English notwithstandinge, notwithstondyng, natwithstandyng, equivalent to not + withstanding. Compare Middle English notgainstonding, not aȝenstondynge, of similar meaning and formation.
- Nevertheless, all the same.
“He, notwithstanding, persisted in his inquiries.”
“But notwithstanding, man, I'll do you your master what good I can;”
conj
Etymology: From Middle English notwithstandinge, notwithstondyng, natwithstandyng, equivalent to not + withstanding. Compare Middle English notgainstonding, not aȝenstondynge, of similar meaning and formation.
- Although; despite the fact that; even though.
“Notwithstanding I was provoked, I ought not to have reacted so violently.”
“After this, Amy told her, That notvvithſtanding I vvas angry vvith her, and had uſed her ſo hardly, for ſaying ſomething about her of the ſame kind; yet there vvas an abſolute Neceſſity of ſecuring her, and removing her out of the VVay; […]”
postp
Etymology: From Middle English notwithstandinge, notwithstondyng, natwithstandyng, equivalent to not + withstanding. Compare Middle English notgainstonding, not aȝenstondynge, of similar meaning and formation.
- In spite of, despite.
“in accordance with school district rules on the topic, personal preferences notwithstanding”
“The lack of a catalog notwithstanding, it was a very interesting exhibit.”
prep
Etymology: From Middle English notwithstandinge, notwithstondyng, natwithstandyng, equivalent to not + withstanding. Compare Middle English notgainstonding, not aȝenstondynge, of similar meaning and formation.
- In spite of, despite.
“Notwithstanding personal preferences, the school district's rules on the topic govern our decision.”
“Those on whom Christ bestowed miraculous cures were so transported that their gratitude made them, notwithstanding his prohibition, proclaim the wonders he had done.”