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121in\ any\ event — • in any case • in any event • at all events adv. phr. 1. No matter what happens: surely; without fail; certainly; anyhow; anyway. It may rain tomorrow, but we are going home in any case. I may not go to Europe, but in any event, I will visit you …
122Oblique case — Oblique Ob*lique , a. [F., fr. L. obliquus; ob (see {Ob }) + liquis oblique; cf. licinus bent upward, Gr. le chrios slanting.] [Written also {oblike}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Not erect or perpendicular; neither parallel to, nor at right angles from,… …
123at\ any\ rate — adv. phr. In any case; anyhow. It isn t much of a car, but at any rate it was not expensive. Compare: at least(2), in any case …
124at any rate — Synonyms and related words: absolutely, after a fashion, after all, again, albeit, all the same, although, and no mistake, anyhow, anyway, anywise, appreciably, assuredly, at all, at all events, at best, at least, at most, at the least, at the… …
125at any hand — or in any hand (Shakespeare) At any rate, in any case • • • Main Entry: ↑hand …
126in any hand — at any hand or in any hand (Shakespeare) At any rate, in any case • • • Main Entry: ↑hand …
127at any rate — at any rate, we ask that you remember to vote Syn: in any case, anyhow, anyway, in any event, nevertheless; whatever happens, come what may, regardless, notwithstanding …
128in any event — we may not join you for dinner, but in any event we ll see you at the theater Syn: regardless, whatever happens, come what may, no matter what, at any rate, in any case, anyhow, anyway, even so, still, nevertheless, nonetheless; informal anyways …
