after all

Definition

C1 despite earlier problems or doubts: The rain has stopped, so the game will go ahead after all.Connecting words which express a contrast B1 used to add information that shows that what you have just said is true: I do like her - after all, she is my sister.Honesty, openness and sincerity

(Definition of after all from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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