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άλλωστε
besides / after all /ˈaloste/
adverbB2#2058 most common
Also: anyway, in any case, moreover
Example sentences
Δεν πειράζει, άλλωστε δεν είχαμε χρόνο.
It's fine, besides we didn't have time.
Μην ανησυχείς, άλλωστε είναι μικρό πρόβλημα.
Don't worry, after all it's a small problem.
Δεν χρειάζεται να βιαστούμε, άλλωστε έχουμε όλη τη μέρα μπροστά μας.
We don't need to hurry, we have the whole day ahead of us anyway.
Δεν θα πάω στο πάρτι, άλλωστε δεν γνωρίζω κανέναν εκεί.
I won't go to the party, besides I don't know anyone there.
Η απόφαση ήταν σωστή· άλλωστε, όλοι συμφώνησαν εξαρχής.
The decision was right; after all, everyone agreed from the start.
Άλλωστε, αν αναλογιστεί κανείς τις συνθήκες της εποχής, η στάση του ήταν απολύτως κατανοητή.
Besides, if one considers the circumstances of the time, his stance was entirely understandable.
Word family
Etymology
Άλλωστε is a fusion of two older Greek words: άλλος, meaning "other," and ώστε, meaning "so that" or "thus." Together they formed a single adverb used to tack on an extra, clinching reason to a statement. The word has kept this job for centuries, in both spoken and written Greek.
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