indes

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See also: îndes and indēs

German

Etymology

From Middle High German innen des. Compare indessen.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: in‧des

Adverb

indes

  1. (higher register) however, nevertheless
    Er zog näher zu seiner Arbeitsstelle, die Firma indes entließ ihn nach drei Monaten. ― He moved closer to his workplace, the firm, however, fired him after three months.
  2. (higher register) at the same time, meanwhile
    Ich lese morgens die Zeitung, indes trinke ich einen Tee. ― I read the newspaper in the morning, meanwhile I drink tea.

Synonyms

Conjunction

indes

  1. nevertheless, and yet
    Er zog näher zu seiner Arbeitsstelle, indes die Firma ihn nach drei Monaten entlassen hat.
    He moved closer to his place of work, and still the company sacked him three months later.
  2. while (at the same time)
    Ich bekam einen Asthmaanfall, indes ich spazieren ging.
    I suffered an asthma attack while on a walk

References

Latin

Verb

indēs

  1. second-person singular future active indicative of indō

Latvian

Noun

indes f

  1. inflection of inde:
    1. genitive singular
    2. nominative/vocative/accusative plural
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