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ANYHOW
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I. (adverb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
Example:
but at any rate he got a knighthood for it
Synonyms:
anyhow; anyway; anyways; at any rate; in any case; in any event
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Sense 2
Meaning:
In any way whatsoever
Example:
get it done anyway you can
Synonyms:
anyhow; anyway
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Context examples:
"You've got me, anyhow. I'm not good for much, I know, but I'll stand by you, Jo, all the days of my life. Upon my word I will!" and Laurie meant what he said.
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
I beg your pardon, Miss Morland, said she, for this liberty—but I cannot anyhow get to Miss Thorpe, and Mrs. Thorpe said she was sure you would not have the least objection to letting in this young lady by you.
(Northanger Abbey, by Jane Austen)
If he could anyhow discover at what house the coachman had before set down his fare, he determined to make inquiries there, and hoped it might not be impossible to find out the stand and number of the coach.
(Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen)
I am level with him on that, anyhow.
(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
An' if he didn't, well, we'd keep a sharp lookout anyhow.
(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)
Anyhow I am taking no more chances.
(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Anyhow, it is absurd to suppose that because a murderer chooses to fly from justice—
(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Anyhow it was my innings that time, and I don’t ever wish to feel better pleased.
(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
“But,” asked Dick, “when we do lay 'em athwart, what are we to do with 'em, anyhow?”
(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)
"No, it must not get over," cried Lord John; "but hold your fire to the last. Perhaps I can make something of the fellow. I'll chance it, anyhow."
(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
