NichiDict

どうせ

N2
[douse]
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Meanings

1.Adverb

anyhow; in any case; at any rate; after all; at all; no matter what

2.Adverb

at best; at most

Examples

どうせ失敗するなら挑戦してみようと思った。

I thought if I'll fail anyway, I might as well try.

どうせ誰も来ないから準備しなくていい。

Nobody's coming anyway, so we don't need to prepare.

どうせ暇だから映画でも見に行こうか。

Since I'm free anyway, shall we go see a movie?