even so
149
3.5
- idiom
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- I was tired, but even so, I decided to go for a run.
- even so, perhaps
- even so, it remains
- even so, the result
So you want to and Even so, let's establish that's the case.
- So you want to and Even so, let's establish that's the case.
- It's pretty warm, but Even so, I just love this as a bronzer.
- They actually, it looks pretty good, but Even so, I don't really care.
- They then simply fall down, but Even so, they still hit the ground at supersonic speed.
- That's a plausible possibility, but Even so, the universe is big enough that some of them will.
- So we can say that Even so, Jason is complaining non-stop even though that's his mode.
- Another scenario where the entire universe is the same up until that moment, and Even so, I do something else instead.
- If there are people that are maybe famous out there, if they also sometimes share the methods, Even so they're coming maybe from another area.
- He said when you see the fig tree start to blossom, you know it's spring Even so you know summer is near.
- But but Even so, my hope still exists and I think we should all continue to hope.
- But Even so, more vaccines mean less of a problem with COVID for everybody down the line.
- But Even so, redistricting remains a forbiddingly hard problem, right?
- But Even so, dynamic programming often works and gives us an really fast solution.
- It may be predetermined to an extent, but I feel like Even so, it's about you writing your own story and having some type of conscious effort.
- And but Even so, you can only do that so much because of, of how we're committed psychologically to what we say.
Examples
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During the height of the Iraq War, recruitment goals were modestly low; even so, the goals were not met for many months.
Academic text (2011) -
Even so, we ought to have a contingency plan.
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But even so, I want us all to fight in this battle together as a team.
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I came as quickly as I could, and even so, it took me three days.
Fiction book (1991) -
But Even so, this is a spectacular result.
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Even so, it seems you know him.
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Even so, there are emerging forces that seem likely to reduce the tax gap in future years.
Academic text (2017) -
Conditions were good, but even so, I was unprepared for the show.
Blog text (1) -
The fantasy outstripped the reality, but even so, Sam reported that the mines were producing and shipping close.
Fiction book (1992) -
Even so, he chose to borrow $1.5 billion to help cover the city's operating expenses.
Academic text (2011)
Synonyms
∞
1.0
Introducing a statement that contrasts with what came before
∞
2.6
Shows a contrast with what was said before
∞
1.0
Shows that something is true despite what was said before
∞
1.0
To return to the main topic or add a new point after a pause
899
1.0
In spite of that
379
4.1
In spite of that, something still happens
357
2.8
Shows a different idea from what you said before
264
4.2
Shows that something happens despite what was just said
233
3.4
Shows a contrast with what was just said
98
3.3
To say something is true despite what was just said
63
2.1
To say something that adds to or explains something said before
51
2.8
No matter what, this is true or will happen
13
6.2
Used to show something is true despite what was said before
1
9.9
Still, despite what came before
Surface Forms
Morphology
The concessive meaning 'nevertheless' can be partially inferred because 'even' flags something unexpected and 'so' refers back to the preceding proposition, so together they signal 'despite that'. However, the common learner sense of 'so' as an intensifier does not transparently yield this discourse function, so the exact concessive usage is not fully predictable without prior exposure.
Etymology
Even so joins even, meaning 'still' or 'all the same', and so, meaning 'in that way', to make a short reply that accepts a fact but then says something happens anyway. Imagine someone saying it is risky and you answer 'even so' to show you will go ahead; that's why it means 'nevertheless'.