nevertheless B1 Topic:People & Society US /ˌnɛvɚðəˈlɛs/ UK /ˌnɛvəðəˈlɛs/ See IPA manual Freq #6821 Meanings 1 adv In spite of what has just been said; even so. The plan was risky; nevertheless, they decided to try it. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adv · in spite of what has just... howevereven soall the same ↔ Opposites thereforethus Etymology AI details From Middle English nevertheles, never-þe-les, nevere-þe-lesse. By surface analysis, never (“not at all”) + the + less; compare never the wiser. nevertheles Middle English View etymology graph -> Topics People & Society External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # nevertheless **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** adv **IPA (US):** /ˌnɛvɚðəˈlɛs/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌnɛvəðəˈlɛs/ **Frequency rank:** 6821 ## Meanings 1. In spite of what has just been said; even so. ## Examples - The plan was risky; nevertheless, they decided to try it. ## Antonyms - therefore - thus ## Roots and Affixes - Root: nevertheles ## Etymology From Middle English nevertheles, never-þe-les, nevere-þe-lesse. By surface analysis, never (“not at all”) + the + less; compare never the wiser. ## AI Etymology Nevertheless comes from Middle English nevertheles, never-þe-les, nevere-þe-lesse. By surface analysis, never (“not at all”) + the + less; compare never the wiser. Modern senses include in spite of what has just been said; even so. ## Topics - People & Society markdown