notwithstanding

== English == === Alternative forms === noughtwithstanding (obsolete, rare) nonwithstanding (misconstruction) === Etymology === From Middle English notwithstandinge, notwithstondyng, natwithstandyng, equivalent to not +‎ withstanding. Compare Middle English notgainstonding, not aȝenstondynge, of similar meaning and formation. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌnɒtwɪðˈstændɪŋ/ (US) IPA(key): /ˌnɑtwɪθˈstændɪŋ/ Rhymes: -ændɪŋ === Adverb === notwithstanding (not comparable) Nevertheless, all the same. For more quotations using this term, see Citations:notwithstanding. ==== Synonyms ==== (nevertheless): all the same, nevertheless, nonetheless, still, anyway, after all, regardless, yet; see also Thesaurus:nevertheless ==== Translations ==== === Conjunction === notwithstanding Although; despite; even though. ==== Usage notes ==== The conjunction is sometimes expressed in the form notwithstanding that, as in "the front was nearly four miles in advance, notwithstanding that the men marched three abreast" (Dickens, Barnaby Rudge, ch. 49. See citations page.). ==== Translations ==== === Preposition === notwithstanding In spite of, despite. Synonyms: regardless of, maugre (obsolete), see also Thesaurus:despite For more quotations using this term, see Citations:notwithstanding. === Postposition === notwithstanding In spite of, despite. Synonyms: despite, in spite of, maugre (obsolete) For more quotations using this term, see Citations:notwithstanding. ==== Derived terms ==== notwithstanding clause (Canada) ==== Translations ====