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• At any rate — Any A ny, a. & pron. [OE. [ae]ni[yogh], [ae]ni, eni, ani, oni, AS. [=ae]nig, fr. [=a]n one. It is akin to OS. [=e]nig, OHG. einic, G. einig, D. eenig. See {One}.] 1. One indifferently, out of an indefinite number; one indefinitely, whosoever or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• at any rate — {adv. phr.} In any case; anyhow. * /It isn t much of a car, but at any rate it was not expensive./ Compare: AT LEAST(2), IN ANY CASE …   Dictionary of American idioms

• at any rate — {adv. phr.} In any case; anyhow. * /It isn t much of a car, but at any rate it was not expensive./ Compare: AT LEAST(2), IN ANY CASE …   Dictionary of American idioms

• at\ any\ rate — adv. phr. In any case; anyhow. It isn t much of a car, but at any rate it was not expensive. Compare: at least(2), in any case …   Словарь американских идиом

• at any rate — Synonyms and related words: absolutely, after a fashion, after all, again, albeit, all the same, although, and no mistake, anyhow, anyway, anywise, appreciably, assuredly, at all, at all events, at best, at least, at most, at the least, at the… …   Moby Thesaurus

• Any — A ny, a. & pron. [OE. [ae]ni[yogh], [ae]ni, eni, ani, oni, AS. [=ae]nig, fr. [=a]n one. It is akin to OS. [=e]nig, OHG. einic, G. einig, D. eenig. See {One}.] 1. One indifferently, out of an indefinite number; one indefinitely, whosoever or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• any — (adj.) O.E. ænig any, anyone, lit. one y, from P.Gmc. *ainagas (Cf. O.S. enig, O.N. einigr, O.Fris. enich, Du. enig, Ger. einig), from PIE *oi no one, unique (see ONE (Cf. one)). The y ma …   Etymology dictionary

• rate — [[t]re͟ɪt[/t]] ♦ rates, rating, rated 1) N COUNT: with supp The rate at which something happens is the speed with which it happens. The rate at which hair grows can be agonisingly slow... The world s tropical forests are disappearing at an even… …   English dictionary

• rate — rate1 W1S1 [reıt] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(number)¦ 2¦(money)¦ 3¦(speed)¦ 4 at any rate 5 at this rate 6 first rate/second rate/third rate 7 at a rate of knots 8 rates ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1400 1500; …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• any — [[t]e̱ni[/t]] ♦ 1) DET: DET pl n/n uncount You use any in statements with negative meaning to indicate that no thing or person of a particular type exists, is present, or is involved in a situation. I never make any big decisions... I m not… …   English dictionary

• any — 1 / eni/ determiner, pronoun 1 used to refer to each one or all members of a group, saying it does not matter which: Any child who attempts to escape is beaten. | You can obtain a valuation from any accredited insurance valuer. | Any plan chosen… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English