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οπωσδήποτε
definitely /o.poz.ˈði.po.te/
adverbB1#1494 most common
Also: without fail, in any case, by all means
Example sentences
Θα έρθω οπωσδήποτε στο πάρτι.
I will definitely come to the party.
Πρέπει να τηλεφωνήσεις οπωσδήποτε στη μαμά σου.
You must definitely call your mom.
Θα σε δω οπωσδήποτε αύριο το πρωί.
I will definitely see you tomorrow morning.
Ο γιατρός είπε ότι πρέπει οπωσδήποτε να πάρει τα φάρμακά της.
The doctor said she must definitely take her medication.
Οπωσδήποτε θα χρειαστεί να αναθεωρήσουμε τη στρατηγική μας αν θέλουμε να πετύχουμε τους στόχους.
We will definitely need to revise our strategy if we want to reach our goals.
Οπωσδήποτε, η απόφαση αυτή θα έχει επιπτώσεις που δεν μπορούμε ακόμη να προβλέψουμε πλήρως.
Without doubt, this decision will have consequences we cannot yet fully foresee.
Word family
όπωςas, howeverοποιοσδήποτεwhoever, anyοτιδήποτεwhatever, anythingοπουδήποτεwherever, anywhere
οποτεδήποτεwhenever, at any time
Etymology
The word is a compound built from three older Greek pieces: όπως (as, however), the emphatic particle δή (indeed), and ποτε (at some time, ever). Together they originally meant something like "however and whenever it may be," which hardened over time into the sense "in any case, for sure." The πως and ποτε elements go back to the same Greek indefinite pronominal stem seen in τις (someone) and πού (where), which in turn traces to the Proto-Indo-European interrogative and indefinite stem *kʷo-/*kʷi-.
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