是非とも・是非共|ぜひともzehitomo[1]atamadaka (head-high)
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- adverbby all means; at all costs; absolutely
- Synonym絶対にぜったいにNeutralNot a true antonym: it can also mean 'by all means', as in 「絶対に来てね」; mostly for firm assertions, while 「是非とも」 centers on requests and wishes.
- Synonym必ずかならずNeutralNot a true antonym either: it can appear in requests, as in 「必ず来てください」; it stresses that something will certainly be done, 「是非とも」 an earnest wish.
- Synonym是非ぜひNeutralSlightly lighter in tone than 「是非とも」 and very common in speech; also a noun meaning right and wrong.
- Synonym何卒なにとぞFormalA formal way of entreating someone, mostly in letters and speeches; 「是非とも」 can also voice one's own strong wish.
- SynonymどうしてもNeutralUsed for doing something no matter what, and with a negative for when something just won't work; 「是非とも」 is mostly for requests, wishes or resolve.
- SynonymぜひぜひCasualA colloquial doubling for urging or inviting warmly, as in 「是非是非来て」; 「是非とも」 leans formal.
- Synonym何が何でもなにがなんでもNeutralAn idiom for getting something done at any cost, stressing resolve; harder-edged than 「是非とも」 and rarely used in requests.
- RelatedどうぞNeutralA gentle 'please' for offering something or giving permission; 「是非とも」 is a strong, earnest request.
- Related理が非でもりがひでもWrittenAn idiom for seeing something through right or wrong, with a forceful, by-any-means tinge; 「是非とも」 carries no such nuance.
- Related雨が降ろうと槍が降ろうとあめがふろうとやりがふろうとNeutralAn idiom for pressing ahead come what may, stressing resolve in an exaggerated tone; it can also introduce a request, but 「是非とも」 has no such hyperbole.
Use 「是非とも」 for a strong wish or a formal request, as in 「是非ともお越しください」. In casual speech say 「ぜひ」; for earnest entreaty in letters or speeches, 「何卒」; when you'll do something no matter what, 「何が何でも」; for plain certainty, 「必ず」.
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