"どうせ" meaning in All languages combined

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Adverb [Japanese]

IPA: [do̞ːse̞] Forms: dōse [romanization]
Etymology: Compound of どう (dō, “how”) + せ (se, clipping of せよ (seyo), the imperative form of する (suru, “do”)). Etymology templates: {{ja-r|せよ}} せよ (seyo), {{ja-r|する||do}} する (suru, “do”), {{compound|ja|どう|せ|pos2=clipping of せよ (<span class="mention-tr tr">seyo</span>), the imperative form of する (<span class="mention-tr tr">suru</span>, “do”)|t1=how|tr1=dō|tr2=se}} どう (dō, “how”) + せ (se, clipping of せよ (seyo), the imperative form of する (suru, “do”)) Head templates: {{ja-pos|adverb}} どうせ • (dōse)
  1. anyway, anyhow Wikipedia link: ja:大辞林, ja:松村明 Synonyms: 所詮, 何れにせよ, いずれにしても

Alternative forms

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