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IN ANY EVENT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does in any event mean?
• IN ANY EVENT (adverb)
The adverb IN ANY EVENT has 1 sense:
1. used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
Familiarity information: IN ANY EVENT used as an adverb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
Synonyms:
anyhow; anyway; anyways; at any rate; in any case; in any event
Context example:
but at any rate he got a knighthood for it
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