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at any rate


adverb
1. used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement (Freq. 4)
- 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
Syn:
anyhow, anyway, anyways, in any case, in any event
2. 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
Syn:
at least, leastways, leastwise
Usage Domain:
colloquialism


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