jmdict 1008460 Active (id#1957927)
でも [spec1]
  1. [conj]
    • but
    • however
    • though
    • nevertheless
    • still
    • yet
    • even so
    • also
    • as well
  2. [prt]
    • even
  3. [prt]
    • however
    • no matter how
    • even if
    • even though
  4. [prt]
    • ... or something
  5. [prt]
    《as 〜でも〜でも》
    • either ... or ...
    • neither ... nor ...
  6. [pref]
    《before an occupation, etc.》
    • pseudo-
    • quack
    • in-name-only
  7. [pref]
    《before an occupation, etc.》
    • for lack of anything better to do
    Cross references:
    • ⇒ see: 2643950 でもしか 1. for lack of anything better to do
History:
    • A 2017-08-14 02:48:19 Jim Breen
    • Comments
      I think it's part of our sense 1.
    • Refs
      Ref is 中辞典.
    • Diff
      @@ -16,0 +17,2 @@
      +<gloss>also</gloss>
      +<gloss>as well</gloss>
      @@ -52,5 +53,0 @@
      -<sense>
      -<pos>&exp;</pos>
      -<gloss>also</gloss>
      -<gloss>as well</gloss>
      -</sense>
    • A* 2017-08-07 17:56:41 Davide Della Via
    • Refs
      http://ejje.weblio.jp/content/+でも
    • Diff
      @@ -51,0 +52,5 @@
      +<sense>
      +<pos>&exp;</pos>
      +<gloss>also</gloss>
      +<gloss>as well</gloss>
      +</sense>
    • A 2011-06-28 12:11:49 Jim Breen
    • Comments
      Looks OK.
    • A* 2011-06-28 04:46:43 Rene Malenfant
    • Comments
      accidentally removed a sense
    • Diff
      @@ -14,0 +14,3 @@
      +<gloss>still</gloss>
      +<gloss>yet</gloss>
      +<gloss>even so</gloss>
      @@ -22,0 +25,1 @@
      +<gloss>no matter how</gloss>
      @@ -23,0 +27,5 @@
      +<gloss>even though</gloss>
      +</sense>
      +<sense>
      +<pos>&prt;</pos>
      +<gloss>... or something</gloss>
    • A* 2011-06-28 04:41:06 Rene Malenfant
    • Comments
      this is a somewhat awkward merge
    • Diff
      @@ -8,10 +8,0 @@
      -<r_ele>
      -<reb>だって</reb>
      -<re_pri>ichi1</re_pri>
      -</r_ele>
      -<r_ele>
      -<reb>たって</reb>
      -</r_ele>
      -<r_ele>
      -<reb>ても</reb>
      -</r_ele>
      @@ -20,2 +10,0 @@
      -<pos>&prt;</pos>
      -<s_inf>だって is more colloq.</s_inf>
      @@ -24,4 +12,2 @@
      -<gloss>still</gloss>
      -<gloss>yet</gloss>
      -<gloss>although</gloss>
      -<gloss>even though</gloss>
      +<gloss>though</gloss>
      +<gloss>nevertheless</gloss>
      @@ -30,1 +16,1 @@
      -<pos>&suf;</pos>
      +<pos>&prt;</pos>
      @@ -32,0 +18,4 @@
      +</sense>
      +<sense>
      +<pos>&prt;</pos>
      +<gloss>however</gloss>
      @@ -35,2 +25,17 @@
      -<pos>&suf;</pos>
      -<gloss>or something</gloss>
      +<pos>&prt;</pos>
      +<s_inf>as 〜でも〜でも</s_inf>
      +<gloss>either ... or ...</gloss>
      +<gloss>neither ... nor ...</gloss>
      +</sense>
      +<sense>
      +<pos>&pref;</pos>
      +<s_inf>before an occupation, etc.</s_inf>
      +<gloss>pseudo-</gloss>
      +<gloss>quack</gloss>
      +<gloss>in-name-only</gloss>
      +</sense>
      +<sense>
      +<pos>&pref;</pos>
      +<xref type="see" seq="2643950">でもしか</xref>
      +<s_inf>before an occupation, etc.</s_inf>
      +<gloss>for lack of anything better to do</gloss>
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