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say it: nah-twith-STAN-ding
notwithstanding is an adverb meaning "despite anything to the contrary (usually preceding a concession)". It is pronounced /ˌnɑtwɪθˈstændɪŋ/ — nah-twith-STAN-ding. It carries one recorded sense.
despite anything to the contrary (usually preceding a concession)
“although I'm a little afraid, however I'd like to try it”
“while we disliked each other, nevertheless we agreed”
“he was a stern yet fair master”
“granted that it is dangerous, all the same I still want to go”
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for notwithstanding come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.