gleichwohl

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌɡlaɪ̯çˈvoːl/, (less common) /ˈɡlaɪ̯çˌvoːl/
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Adverb

gleichwohl

  1. nevertheless
    Synonyms: (more common) dennoch, (more common) trotzdem
    Ich half ihm. Gleichwohl wusste ich, dass es nichts bringen wird. ― I helped him. Nevertheless, I knew it was futile.

Conjunction

gleichwohl

  1. (less common, higher register) although, even though
    Synonyms: (more common) obwohl, obgleich
    Ich half ihm, gleichwohl ich wusste, dass es nichts bringen wird. ― I helped him even though I knew it was futile.

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