From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englisheven ifeven ifIFused to emphasize that something will still be true if another thing happens She’s going to have problems finding a job even if she gets her A levels. → even
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even if• Even if he gets accepted to Harvard, he won't be able to afford the tuition.• In such a revolution, even if it is bloodless, complete justice can never be attained.• He later said he had been prepared to go ahead with the attack even if it led to war.• You should always exercise -- even if it's only 10 minutes a day.• It is still rationalized by an elaborate and traditional, even if meretricious, theory of consumer demand.• Scars Of Sweet Paradise is worth reading as a slice of cultural history, even if one has no interest in Joplin.• Athletes are a mirror of society, even if sometimes their images are blown out of proportion.• But even if that is the case, you might be well ahead by taking the loan.• Even if the government survives this crisis, they still face enormous problems• Can educators regulate the contents of school-sponsored publications or plays even if they do not cause disruption?• He's going to buy the farm even if they raise the priceeven ifeven ifIFused to emphasize that, although something may happen or may be true, it will not change a situation I wouldn’t tell you even if I knew. Even if she survives, she’ll never fully recover. → ifExamples from the Corpus
even if• In such a revolution, even if it is bloodless, complete justice can never be attained.• He later said he had been prepared to go ahead with the attack even if it led to war.• It is still rationalized by an elaborate and traditional, even if meretricious, theory of consumer demand.• Scars Of Sweet Paradise is worth reading as a slice of cultural history, even if one has no interest in Joplin.• Athletes are a mirror of society, even if sometimes their images are blown out of proportion.• But even if that is the case, you might be well ahead by taking the loan.• Can educators regulate the contents of school-sponsored publications or plays even if they do not cause disruption? 