понево́ле
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against one's will, willy-nilly, of necessity, inevitably
Понево́ле мне пришлось согласи́ться с тем, что он прав.
I had to agree willy-nilly that he was right.
Adverb; describes doing something one would rather not do because circumstances leave no choice.
Examples
Ему поневоле пришлось согласиться с начальником.
He had no choice but to agree with his boss.
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Lisa edited word type 6 years ago.
