All 4 Uses
nevertheless
in
Hiroshima, by John Hersey
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- Nevertheless, he had continued to practise.†
Chpt 1 *nevertheless = despite that (used to connect contrasting ideas)
- Nevertheless, as a precaution, Father Kleinsorge went inside to fetch some things he wanted to save.†
Chpt 2
- Nevertheless, he went up to one of the army doctors and said, as reproachfully as he could, 'Why have you not come to Asano Park!†
Chpt 3
- Nevertheless, they cried most of the time for their mother.†
Chpt 3
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)