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1At any rate — Any A ny, a. & pron. [OE. [ae]ni[yogh], [ae]ni, eni, ani, oni, AS. [=ae]nig, fr. [=a]n one. It is akin to OS. [=e]nig, OHG. einic, G. einig, D. eenig. See {One}.] 1. One indifferently, out of an indefinite number; one indefinitely, whosoever or… …
2at 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 …
3at 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 …
4at\ 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 …
5at 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… …
6Any — A ny, a. & pron. [OE. [ae]ni[yogh], [ae]ni, eni, ani, oni, AS. [=ae]nig, fr. [=a]n one. It is akin to OS. [=e]nig, OHG. einic, G. einig, D. eenig. See {One}.] 1. One indifferently, out of an indefinite number; one indefinitely, whosoever or… …
7any — (adj.) O.E. ænig any, anyone, lit. one y, from P.Gmc. *ainagas (Cf. O.S. enig, O.N. einigr, O.Fris. enich, Du. enig, Ger. einig), from PIE *oi no one, unique (see ONE (Cf. one)). The y ma …
8rate — [[t]re͟ɪt[/t]] ♦ rates, rating, rated 1) N COUNT: with supp The rate at which something happens is the speed with which it happens. The rate at which hair grows can be agonisingly slow... The world s tropical forests are disappearing at an even… …
9rate — rate1 W1S1 [reıt] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(number)¦ 2¦(money)¦ 3¦(speed)¦ 4 at any rate 5 at this rate 6 first rate/second rate/third rate 7 at a rate of knots 8 rates ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1400 1500; …
10any — [[t]e̱ni[/t]] ♦ 1) DET: DET pl n/n uncount You use any in statements with negative meaning to indicate that no thing or person of a particular type exists, is present, or is involved in a situation. I never make any big decisions... I m not… …
