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immerhin

Pronunciation: [ˈɪmɐˈhɪn]

“immerhin” is a German word. Its 4 meanings in English:

adverb

  1. after all (explaining another statement)
  2. at least, anyway, on the bright side (describing a positive aspect of an otherwise unfortunate situation)
  3. at least, a minimum of (a certain number)
  4. anyway, anyhow, regardless, all the same, at any rate, at least

Etymology

Univerbation of immer (“always”) + hin (“(to) there, onwards”), originally in a temporal sense of an ongoing action or state, or figuratively encouragement thereof, from which a contrastive sense developed.

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