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anyway

  • adverb
  • /ˈɛniweɪ/

Regardless; anyhow.

Example

“He didn't enjoy washing his car, but it was so dirty that he did it anyway.”

Other meanings

  1. 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.”

  2. Used to indicate a change of subject.

Synonyms

  • any road up
  • in any case
  • at any rate
  • in any event

Example sentences

  • “I'm not really interested, but thanks anyway.”

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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.