even if

phrase

used to stress that something will happen despite something else that might prevent it
I'm going to the party even if it rains.

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Mortality, even if distant or hypothetical, is implicit in every patient encounter. Dr. Lucy McBride, Time, 8 Aug. 2026 Sharpen them mid-season, even if a heat wave is not in sight, to avoid issues later. Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Aug. 2026 The amendment process is going to take a lot more time than Friday provided, even if Senators decided to stick around for an additional day. Trey Wallace Outkick, FOXNews.com, 8 Aug. 2026 His shock engagement to Sarita (Hannah Simone), the brainy, beautiful sister of de facto trooper leader Thorny (director Jay Chandrasekhar), pits brother against family and bro against bro, even if Farva doesn’t register his colleague’s disgust. Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for even if

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“Even if.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/even%20if. Accessed 10 Aug. 2026.

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