anyhow

[ en-ee-hou ]

/ ˈɛn iˌhaʊ /

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adverb

in any way whatever.

in any case; at all events.

in a careless manner; haphazardly.

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Origin of anyhow

First recorded in 1730–40; any + how¹

Words nearby anyhow

any, Anyang, anybody, any day, anyhoo, anyhow, any longer, anymore, any number of, any old, anyon

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How to use anyhow in a sentence

The likes of Coffman are “probably” already halfway wards of the state anyhow.
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In almost none of these circumstances does Lyme disease seem likely, but everyone wants testing done anyhow.
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Let him write; he probably understands it all better than I do, anyhow.
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You might not have been so cheap this year and accepted a hand-me-down (I mean ALL they want is the candy anyhow).
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Anyhow, they realized, Assad had also lost his legitimacy as a ruler.
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If it did come to that—and of course it would—I'd get out anyhow, so I may as well go now and save myself further horrors.
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I have recently found out that she was christened Tabitha—or, anyhow, would have been, if the clergyman had known his job.
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If he puts in clothing it'll cost me five hundred dollars a year in profits, anyhow.
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And most of them have gone under anyhow—in the cheerful California fashion: three generations from shirt sleeves to shirt sleeves.
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I reckon you're the one Bolivar an' me's been waitin' here fer, an'—what's the matter with ye, anyhow?
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British Dictionary definitions for anyhow

anyhow

/ (ˈɛnɪˌhaʊ) /

adverb

in any case; at any rate

in any manner or by any means whatever

in a haphazard manner; carelessly

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