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ANYWAY

Pronunciation (US):

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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

Classified under:

Adverbs

Sense 2

Meaning:

In any way whatsoever

Example:

get it done anyway you can

Synonyms:

anyhow; anyway

Classified under:

Adverbs

Credits

 Context examples: 

"Not for a year or two. I won't go before seventeen, anyway."

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)

"It's too cold to travel, anyway," he said.

(Love of Life and Other Stories, by Jack London)

Also, they held it a mercy, since Dave was to die anyway, that he should die in the traces, heart-easy and content.

(The Call of the Wild, by Jack London)

Anyway, it's an uncertain state of matters, you see.

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

Anyway, my resolution is taken.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

I feel that I must be nasty to him, and even when I don't happen to feel that way, why, he's nasty to me, anyway.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)

Well, you're a gay lot to look at, anyway.

(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)

If this need to spend more does not resonate with you, slow down spending anyway during the first three weeks until you can see the lay of the land.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

I don’t object to losing my money, but I like to get a run for it anyway.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)

"She's not a stricken deer anyway," said Ned, trying to be witty, and succeeding as well as very young gentlemen usually do.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)