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1. (adv.) anyway
in any case; anyhow; regardless.
2. anyway
(used to resume the thread of a story or account):
Anyway, we finally found it.
Etymology: (1150–1200)
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| Definition of 'anyway' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adverb) anyhow, anyway, anyways, in any case, at any rate, in any event
used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
"Anyhow, he is dead now"; "I think they're asleep; anyhow, they're quiet"; "I don't know what happened to it; anyway, it's gone"; "anyway, there is another factor to consider"; "I don't know how it started; in any case, there was a brief scuffle"; "in any event, the government faced a serious protest"; "but at any rate he got a knighthood for it"
2. (adverb) anyhow, anyway
in any way whatsoever
"they came anyhow they could"; "get it done anyway you can"
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1. (adverb) anyway
emphasizes the importance or truth of sth
Anyway, talking about it won't change anything.; You can have it - I don't need it now anyway.
2. anyway
indicates the speaker wants to change the topic
Anyway, getting back to what I said earlier ...; Anyway, how are you?
3. anyway
indicates the speaker wants to end the conversation
Anyway, we'll talk later, OK?
4. anyway
despite a particular fact or situation
He's mean to her, but she loves him anyway.
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| Definition of 'anyway' |
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1. (adverb) anyway
alt. of Anyways
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Sense: nevertheless; in spite of what has been or might be said, done etc
My mother says I mustn't go but I'm going anyway; Anyway, she can't stop you.
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 Afrikaans: ewenwel |
 Arabic: بِأي حال، مَع ذلك |
 Bulgarian: въпреки всичко |
 Brazilian: de qualquer modo |
 Czech: stejně, beztak |
 German: jedenfalls |
 Danish: alligevel; uanset |
 Greek: παρόλα αυτά, έτσι κι αλλι |
 Spanish: de todas formas, en cualq |
 Estonian: niikuinii |
 Farsi: هرجا |
 Finnish: joka tapauksessa |
 French: quand même, de toute faço |
 Hebrew: בְּכָל אוֹפֶן |
 Hindi: कैसे भी |
 Croatian: bilo kako bilo |
 Hungarian: mindenesetre |
 Indonesian: tetap saja, bagaimanapun |
 Icelandic: hvort eð er |
 Italian: comunque; in ogni modo |
 Japanese: とにかく |
 Korean: 어쨌든 |
 Lithuanian: vis tiek, kad ir kaip būt |
 Latvian: vienalga kā; tā vai citād |
 Malay: walaubagaimanapun |
 Dutch: hoe dan ook |
 Norwegian: likevel, uansett |
 Polish: tak czy owak |
 Persian: هرجا |
 Pashto: هرځای |
 Portuguese: de qualquer modo |
 Romanian: totuşi, oricum |
 Russian: как бы то ни было, так ил |
 Slovak: v každom prípade |
 Slovenian: vseeno; sicer pa |
 Serbian: ipak |
 Swedish: i alla (varje) fall,ändå |
 Thai: อย่างไรก็ตาม |
 Turkish: yine de |
 Taiwanese: 無論如何 |
 Ukrainian: в усякому разі, що б там |
 Urdu: کسی طرح سے |
 Vietnamese: dù sao đi nữa |
 Chinese: 无论如何 |
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