anyway
Regardless; anyhow.
Example
“He didn't enjoy washing his car, but it was so dirty that he did it anyway.”
Other meanings
Used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement. See anyhow and at least.
“I don't think that's true. I haven't found any evidence, anyway.”
Used to indicate a change of subject.
Synonyms
- any road up
- in any case
- at any rate
- in any event
Example sentences
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “anyway” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.