# nevertheless

Pronunciation: US say "nev-ur-thuh-LES" /ˌnɛvɚðəˈlɛs/; UK say "nev-uh-thuh-LES" /ˌnɛvəðəˈlɛs/

## Adverb

1. Introduces a statement that holds true despite what was just said or might be expected from it; even so.
   - Simple: Used to add something that is still true even though what came before might suggest the opposite.
   - _The evidence was thin; nevertheless, the jury returned a guilty verdict._
   - _He had little experience in management. Nevertheless, the committee offered him the position._

## Origin

From Middle English nevertheles (also never-the-les, nevere-the-lesse). By surface analysis it breaks down into never ("not at all") + the + less, much like the phrase never the wiser.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/nevertheless (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).