No. 957 in Icelandic
óháð
Independent; regardless.
In a sentence
Ég tók ákvörðun mína óháð ráðleggingum frá öðrum.
I made my decision independently of advice from others.
Here, 'óháð' is used to indicate independence or autonomy from external influence.
Fréttirnar bárust fljótt til allra, óháð því hverjar þeirra voru sannar.
The news spread quickly to everyone, regardless of which were true.
'Óháð' in this context means 'regardless' and introduces a condition or factor that doesn't affect the outcome.
Tíminn líður óháð því hversu mikið við höfum að gera.
Time passes irrespective of how much we have to do.
In this example, 'óháð' conveys the idea of something happening without depending on certain circumstances.
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