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Czech
Etymology
Univerbation of v + obec. Compare Polish wobec.
Pronunciation
Adverb
vůbec
- at all
- Schoval se za dveře a ona, jakmile vešla, si ho vůbec nevšimla. ― He hid behind the door and when she came in she didn't notice him at all.
- "Já se vůbec nebojim" zvolal kluk. ― "I'm not afraid at all" cried the boy.
See also
Further reading
- “vůbec”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “vůbec”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “vůbec”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)