at any rate English

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at any rate

— adverb (= anyhow, anyway, anyways, in any case, in any event) used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement Anyhow, he is dead now I think they're asleep; anyhow, they're quiet I don't know what happened to it; anyway, it's gone anyway, there is another factor to consider I don't know how it started; in any case, there was a brief scuffle in any event, the government faced a serious protest but at any rate he got a knighthood for it

— adverb (= at least, leastways, leastwise) if nothing else ('leastwise' is informal and 'leastways' is colloquial) at least he survived they felt--at any rate Jim felt--relieved though still wary the influence of economists--or at any rate of economics--is far-reaching

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at any rate English » English

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