All 4 Uses
nevertheless
in
All Quiet on the Western Front
(Edited)
- He did indeed always refer to us as swine, but there was, nevertheless, a certain respect in his tone.
p. 26.2 *nevertheless = despite that (used to connect contrasting ideas)editor's notes: Swine is a synonym for pigs.
- [speaking of the rats] At last the beasts get wise to it, or perhaps they have scented the blood. They return no more. Nevertheless, before morning the remainder of the bread on the floor has been carried off.
p. 103.2nevertheless = despite that (used to connect contrasting ideas)
- A machine-gun barks, but is silenced with a bomb. Nevertheless, the couple of seconds has sufficed to give us five stomach wounds.
p. 116.8nevertheless = still (used to connect contrasting ideas)
- Two big motor lorries take us away. They are stacked high with planks. Nevertheless, Albert and I erect on top our four-poster bed complete with blue silk canopy, mattress, and two lace coverlets.
p. 238.8nevertheless = despite that (used to connect contrasting ideas)
Definitions:
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(1)
(nevertheless) despite thatBased on idea 1 we might not expect idea 2, but this is a way of saying that even though idea 1 was just stated, we still have idea 2. Synonyms include in spite of that, despite that, nevertheless, nonetheless, on the other hand, in contrast and but.
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)