"quoi qu'il en ait été" meaning in French

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Adverb

IPA: /kwa k‿i.l‿ɑ̃.n‿ɛ.t‿e.te/ Forms: quoi qu’ il en ait été [canonical]
Head templates: {{fr-adv}} quoi qu’il en ait été
  1. at any rate, in any case, howbeit, anyway, anyhow Coordinate_terms: quoi qu’il en soit (english: present simple subjunctive), quoi qu’il en fût (english: past simple subjunctive), quoi qu’il en eût été [past, perfect, subjunctive]
    Sense id: en-quoi_qu'il_en_ait_été-fr-adv-uIovbRmB Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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