Definition/Meaning of notwithstanding

• English - Adverb: notwithstanding ( not comparable ) Nevertheless , all the same . 1599 , William Shakespeare , The Merry Wives of Windsor , i 4: But notwithstanding , man , I'll do you your master what good I can; For more examples of usage of this term , see the citations page . Synonyms ( nevertheless ) : all the same , nevertheless , nonetheless Translations
• English - Conjunction: notwithstanding Although . 1724 , Daniel Defoe , Roxana: The Fortunate Mistress , ch . 30: Upon which Amy had said , that notwithstanding I was angry with her and had used her so hardly for saying something about her of the same kind , yet there was an absolute necessity of securing her and removing her out of the way; For more examples of usage of this term , see the citations page . Usage…
• English - Preposition: notwithstanding In spite of , despite . 2014 , Richard Rae , "Manchester United humbled by MK Dons after Will Grigg hits double", The Guardian , 26 August 2014: Van Gaal’s dismissal of his ability to play a central role notwithstanding , Shinji Kagawa began playing just behind the strikers Danny Welbeck and Javier Hernández. Dr . H . More Those on whom Christ bestowed miraculous cures were so…
• English - Noun: notwithstanding ( plural notwithstandings ) An instance of the word "notwithstanding", often characteristic of legalese . 2003 , Banesh Hoffmann , The Tyranny of Testing (page 53) It is not for nothing that our language has its ifs and buts , its yets and howevers, its neverthelesses and notwithstandings , its possiblies and probablies and perhapses, and its on-the-other-hands. 2004 , Trevor…
• English - Alternative forms: noughtwithstanding ( obsolete and rare )