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View synonyms for anyway

anyway

[ en-ee-wey ]

adverb

  1. in any case; anyhow; nonetheless; regardless:

    Whether you like it or not, I'm going anyway.

  2. (used to continue or resume the thread of a story or account):

    Anyway, we finally found a plumber who could come right over.



anyway

/ ˈɛnɪˌweɪ /

adverb

  1. in any case; at any rate; nevertheless; anyhow
  2. in a careless or haphazard manner
  3. Usually any way . in any manner; by any means
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Spelling Note

The adverb anyway is spelled as one word: It was snowing hard, but we drove to the play anyway. The two-word phrase any way means “in any manner”: Finish the job any way you choose. If the words “in the” can be substituted for “any,” the two-word phrase is called for: Finish the job in the way you choose. If the substitution cannot be made, the spelling is anyway.
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Word History and Origins

Origin of anyway1

First recorded in 1150–1200, anyway is from Middle English ani wei. See any, way 1
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Example Sentences

In secret, before the referendum, the council went ahead and fluoridated the water anyway.

Except for maybe his brainiac wife… but she could do better anyway.

Like, the party was definitely over, but we just kept taking drugs anyway [laughs].

“Most people are focused on the holidays anyway,” she continued, before adding something about people liking Cuban sandwiches.

The FBI did not immediately seem interested in pushing the matter, publicly anyway.

The patriarchal decree of the government was a good deal of a joke on the plains, anyway—except when you were caught defying it!

I always try to do the right thing, but, anyway, these arms and hands would do good of their own accord.

Anyway there was a lot of embroidery on it, full of little holes, which somehow contrived to be extraordinarily fetching.

It is suggested, too, that patents are pending that may make outside aerials unnecessary, anyway.

Anyway, if I did, the whole family would want to know why, and I don't suppose you want to tell them that yet.

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