at that

prepositional phrase

In addition to what has been said; furthermore; moreover.

“He went to a famous school, and a good one at that.”

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Meanings

prepositional phrase
  1. idiomaticIn addition to what has been said; furthermore; moreover.

    He went to a famous school, and a good one at that.

    1 more example

    One would have expected something more perfected from a don—and a lecturer at McGill at that.

    1964 September, “New Books: A History of Russian Railways. By J. N. Westwood. Allen & Unwin. 45s.”, in Modern Railways, page 222
  2. idiomaticNow that it has been mentioned.

    "Someone needs to get these naive kids up to speed on what goes on in the real world." I spoon-fed him some more sugar. "And it sounds like you're just the man to do it." "Maybe I am. Maybe I am at that."

    2004, Susan Volland, Love and Meatballs, page 62
  3. idiomaticThereupon; directly after, and as a result of, that.

    […] he heard the birds sing, and at that he felt comforted.

    2012, Andrew Lang, King Arthur: Tales from the Round Table

Translations

Bulgarian при това́
  • при това́ (pri tová)in addition
Dutch ook, nog wel
  • ookin addition
  • nog welin addition
  • nog ... ookin addition
Finnish sen puoleen, vieläpä
  • sen puoleenin addition
  • vieläpäin addition
  • -kinin addition
French avec ça, aussi
  • avec çain addition
  • aussiin addition
  • en plusin addition
German sogar
  • sogarin addition
Hungarian méghozzá, ráadásul
  • méghozzáin addition
  • ráadásulin addition
  • sőtin addition
  • a tetejébein addition
  • mi többin addition
  • éspedigin addition
  • mégpedigin addition
Norwegian også
  • ogsåin addition
Polish przy tym
  • przy tymin addition
Portuguese ainda por cima
  • ainda por cimain addition
Romanian pe deasupra
  • pe deasuprain addition
Russian при э́том, к тому́ же
  • при э́том (pri étom)in addition
  • к тому́ же (k tomú že)in addition
Spanish además
  • ademásin addition
Swedish också, dessutom
  • ocksåin addition
  • dessutomin addition
Welsh gyda hyn
  • gyda hynin addition
Cite this entry
APA

at that. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/at%20that

MLA

“at that.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/at%20that. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “at that,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/at%20that.

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