immerhin

Meaning

  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

Frequency

B1
Dialects

Zürich

Zürich

immerhin

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

ämmel

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
[ˈɪmɐˈhɪn]
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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