be that as it may

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

Even if that is the case; whether that is true or not; nevertheless.

Equivalents

Españolsea como fuere

Françaisde toute façon en tout cas quoi qu'il en soit

Deutschwie dem auch sei

11 more languages

Catalàno contrastant això

Suomioli miten oli

עבריתאף על פי כן

Italianosia quel che sia

日本語けれども

한국어근데

Nederlandshoe dan ook wat er ook van zij

Polskibądź co bądź

Portuguêsde qualquer forma de todo modo seja como for

Русскийбудь что будет как бы то ни было

中文儘管如此尽管如此

Examples

“Be that as it may, the duty of all communicants lies plain.”

“But be that as it may, the principle of it is founded in truth.”

“We English people, be that as it may, have ⟳ among us the best nursing for love ⟳ and the worst nursing for money that can be got in Europe.”

“It has frequently been asserted in the Indian press ⟳ that the United States does not understand ⟳ India's position. . . . Be that as it may, it is certainly true that some sectors of Indian opinion likewise do not adequately understand ⟳ the motives of the United States.”

“"They seem to think ⟳ I'm photogenic." Be that as it may, and Rollins surely is a striking figure ⟳, his music and only his music matters.”

CEFR level

C2

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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See also

be there or be square be worth be wrong be-all be-all and end-all be-er

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