"in any event" meaning in English

See in any event in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prepositional phrase

  1. (idiomatic) At any rate, anyhow. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: at all events, in any case, anyway, regardless, nonetheless, nevertheless, come what may Translations (at any rate — see also in any case): hər halda (Azerbaijani), joka tapauksessa (Finnish), ar aon nós (Irish), ar aon chaoi (Irish), ar aon chuma (Irish), ar chuma ar bith (Irish), ar chaoi ar bith (Irish), pé scéal é (Irish), saltem (Latin), jeedenfauls (Plautdietsch), tak czy owak (Polish), her hâlde (Turkish), her hâlükârda (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-in_any_event-en-prep_phrase-v7Uheu3J Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with entries, Terms with Azerbaijani translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Plautdietsch translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 55 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 45 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Azerbaijani translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Plautdietsch translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 45 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of 'at any rate — see also in any case': 93 7
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see in, any, event.
    Sense id: en-in_any_event-en-prep_phrase-PeCmzkTg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Azerbaijani translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Plautdietsch translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 55 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 40 60 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 43 57 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 45 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Azerbaijani translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Plautdietsch translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 45 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 50 50

Alternative forms

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