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# nonetheless

«nonetheless» in Mova's school dictionary: **In spite of that; even so; however: The task was hard…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adverb (formal)

### meaning for a pupil

In spite of that; even so; however: The task was hard; nonetheless, we finished it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nonetheless/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

Used like «nevertheless» in formal writing and exams to show a contrast. In speech people say «still», «even so» or «anyway». Phrases: but nonetheless.

### examples

- It was raining; nonetheless, the match went ahead. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nonetheless/#x1)
- The film was long but enjoyable nonetheless. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nonetheless/#x2)
- He was nervous. Nonetheless, he gave a great speech. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nonetheless/#x3)
- The puzzle was hard; nonetheless, Mia solved it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nonetheless/#x4)
- We lost the game; nonetheless, we had fun. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nonetheless/#x5)
- The shop was closed. Nonetheless, the owner let us in. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nonetheless/#x6)

### note

One word (sometimes «none the less» in UK). Formal; same meaning as «nevertheless». Use with a semicolon or full stop before it when joining two sentences.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «nonetheless» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nonetheless/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.