anyway en · ADV
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
- /ˈɛniweɪ/
Etymology
From any + way.
Meanings
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(conjunctive, not-comparable) Regardless; anyhow.
He didn't enjoy washing his car, but it was so dirty that he did it anyway.
Raymond Carver had only moments late at night to write after grueling day jobs, tense relationships, putting kids to bed, and dealing with his own alcoholism. And he wrote anyway.
2016, JoAnneh Nagler, How to be an artist without losing your mind, your shirt, or your creative compass, →ISBN, page 85:
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(not-comparable) 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.
But I wish there were somethin’ you would do or say To try and make me change my mind and stay We never did too much talkin’ anyway Don’t think twice, it’s all right.
1962, Bob Dylan, “Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right”, in The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan, Columbia Records:
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(not-comparable) Used to indicate a change of subject.
"I'll be ninety my next birthday, but Louella doesn't tell her age. Anyway, we're going to have you and Cynthia up for supper."
2005, Jan Karon, These High, Green Hills:
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(not-comparable) Used at the end of a question for emphasis, or to direct the conversation to something of more broad importance (compare with more to the point).
“We should probably wait until Luke gets here to talk about it,” Leia suggested quietly before Han could answer. Lando glanced past Han, as if only just noticing Luke's absence. “Where is he, anyway?”
1992, Timothy Zahn, Heir to the Empire, Spectra, →ISBN, page 154:“But I say, Kid, isn't that going it a little too strong? Whisky and alcohol's bad enough; but when it comes to brandy and pepper-sauce and—” ¶ “Dump it in. Who's making this punch, anyway?”
1899, Jack London, “To the Man on the Trail”, in The Overland Monthly, page 36:The name, Barry Frank, the name of the game when it comes to money these days, in every sport, is television revenue. How do they get enough money- let me back up a minute. How did the United States get the World Cup anyway? Of all the countries in the world, you'd think we'd be the last one to get it.
1990, Nightline, Ted Koppel (actor):
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(not-comparable, obsolete) In any way.
He that sleeps in the day-time, or is in suspense, fear, anyway troubled in mind, or goes to bed upon a full stomach, may never hope for quiet rest in the night […].
1624, Democritus Junior [pseudonym; Robert Burton], The Anatomy of Melancholy: […], 2nd edition, Oxford, Oxfordshire: […] John Lichfield and James Short, for Henry Cripps, →OCLC, partition II, section 2, member 5:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| anyways | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Synonyms
any old way · any road up · anyroad · anywise
Translations (189)
hu mindenesetre (used to indicate change of subject) · gd co-dhiù no co-dheth (used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement) · az yenə də (regardless) · hu mindenesetre (used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement) · ru кста́ти (used to indicate change of subject) · sv i alla fall (regardless) · cs v každém případě (used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement) · nl in ieder geval (used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement) · tr yine de (regardless) · grc ὅμως (regardless) · sv i alla fall (used to indicate change of subject) · tr her hâlükârda (used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement) · arz كِده كِده (used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement) · el τέλος πάντων (used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement) · eo almenaŭ (used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement) · gd co-dhiù no co-dheth (used to indicate change of subject) · pt mesmo (used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement) · pl i tak (regardless) · sv hur som helst (used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement) · fr d'ailleurs (used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement) · hu amúgy sem (used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement) · eo spite tion (regardless) · es pues nada (used to indicate change of subject) · es y además, ¿… (used at the end of a question for emphasis, or to direct the conversation to something of more broad importance) · ml എന്തായാലും (used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement) · nl in elk geval (used to indicate change of subject) · ga ar aon chaoi (used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement) · fr de toute manière (used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement) · hu mégiscsak (regardless) · gl mesmo así (regardless) · nl trots dat (regardless) · ca en fi (used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement) · eo tamen (regardless) · ko 아무튼 (used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement) · ja とにかく (used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement) · hu mégis (regardless) · cy beth bynnag (regardless) · it ad ogni modo (used to indicate change of subject) · de ohnehin (regardless) · nl tenminste (used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement) · ast falando de too un poco (used to indicate change of subject) · de jedenfalls (used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement) · hu amúgy (used to indicate change of subject) · ja 何しろ (used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement) · sv ändå (regardless) · ja どうせ (used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement) · ur خیر (used to indicate change of subject) · yue 橫𠶧 /横𠶧 (used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement) · hi ख़ैर (used to indicate change of subject) · de auf jeden Fall (used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement) · cy ta waeth (regardless) · tr zaten (used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement) · fr malgré tout (regardless) · hu egyébként sem (used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement) · hu szóval (used to indicate change of subject) · gd co-dhiù no co-dheth (regardless) · fa در هر حال (used to indicate change of subject) · sv hur som helst (used to indicate change of subject) · fi siitä huolimatta (regardless) · sv aja (used to indicate change of subject) · ru во вся́ком слу́чае (used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement) · uk так чи іна́кше (used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement) · fi kuitenkin (regardless) · he מכל מקום (regardless) · hu egyébként (used to indicate change of subject) · tyz bạt tầư (regardless) · fi joka tapauksessa (used to indicate change of subject) · fr de toute façon (used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement) · el πάντως (used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement) · no uansett (used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement) · hu különben sem (used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement) · ko 그런데 (used to indicate change of subject) · de trotzdem (regardless) · de wie auch immer (used to indicate change of subject) · la utique (used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement) · hu amúgy is (used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement) · az onsuz da (used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement) · ca de qualsevol manera (used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement) · gl de calquera maneira (regardless) · fa در هر حال (regardless) · vi bất chấp (regardless) · fr en tout cas (used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement) · nl desondanks (regardless) · he בכל מקרה (regardless) · ar على كل حال (used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement) · arz عَلَى الْعُمُوم (regardless) · hu ennek ellenére (regardless) · es “pues, por lo menos…” (used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement) · he גם ככה (regardless) · fr de toute façon (regardless) · el εν πάση περιπτώσει (regardless) · nl hoe dan ook (used to indicate change of subject) · uk в уся́кому ра́зі (used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement) · he בכל אופן (regardless) · es comoquiera (regardless) · ar عَلَى كُلِّ حَال (regardless) · nl in elk geval (used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement) · nl hoe dan ook (used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement) · ko 어쨌든 (used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement) · is allavega (regardless) · gd co-dhiù (used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement) · fr bref (used to indicate change of subject) · ro și-așa (regardless) · el ούτως ή άλλως (regardless) · yue 照 (regardless) · ajp مع هيك (regardless) · ro oricum (used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement) · mt xorta waħda (regardless) · fi miten vain (used to indicate change of subject) · ro chiar și-așa (regardless) · sh uglavnom (used to indicate change of subject) · sv ändå (used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement) · ajp هيك هيك (regardless) · es en fin (used to indicate change of subject) · cmn 照樣 /照样 (regardless) · cmn 無論如何 /无论如何 (used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement) · no i hvert fall (regardless) · ru ла́дно (used to indicate change of subject) · fr quand même (regardless) · ru так и́ли и́на́че (used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement) · pt mesmo assim (regardless) · cy pa un bynnag (regardless) · hu attól még (regardless) · fi ainakaan (used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement) · ru в любо́м слу́чае (used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement) · arz كِده كِده (regardless) · ru всё равно́ (regardless) · la ceterum (used to indicate change of subject) · tr her neyse (used to indicate change of subject) · ja いずれにしても (used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement) · ro oricum (regardless) · el πάντως (regardless) · sv i alla fall (used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement) · hu azért (regardless) · ca tanmateix (regardless) · ca malgrat tot (regardless) · pt de qualquer modo (used to indicate change of subject) · hu ettől függetlenül (regardless) · ajp هيك هيك (used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement) · ro și-așa (used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement) · ml എന്നിട്ടും (regardless) · cmn 反正 (used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement) · eo kiel ajn (estas) (used to indicate change of subject) · it senza riguardo (regardless) · cy sut bynnag (regardless) · ja とにかく (used to indicate change of subject) · es igual (regardless) · nl maar goed (used to indicate change of subject) · pt de todo modo (regardless) · he בכל זאת (regardless) · eo ĉiaokaze (used to indicate change of subject) · it in ogni caso (used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement) · el τέλος πάντων (used to indicate change of subject) · eo malgraŭe (regardless) · es pero bueno (used to indicate change of subject) · hu különben is (used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement) · no i alle fall (regardless) · pt de qualquer maneira (regardless) · el έτσι κι αλλιώς (regardless) · cy ta p'un i (regardless) · it tanto (regardless) · es aun así (regardless) · el εν πάση περιπτώσει (used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement) · it comunque (used to indicate change of subject) · nl in ieder geval (used to indicate change of subject) · he בכל מקרה (used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement) · mi me aha koa (regardless) · gl aínda así (regardless) · el όπως και να έχει (regardless) · gd co-dhiù (used to indicate change of subject) · az nəisə (used to indicate change of subject) · he בכל זאת (used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement) · ro oricum (used to indicate change of subject) · gl de todas as maneiras (regardless) · ar على كل حال (regardless) · nl toch (regardless) · ar عَلَى أَيُّ حَالٍ (used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement) · ru несмотря́ на [что́-либо] (regardless) · gd co-dhiù (regardless) · cy ta beth (regardless) · es o lo que sea (used to indicate change of subject) · pt de qualquer forma (regardless) · hu egyébként is (used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement) · tr neyse (used to indicate change of subject) · da hvorom alting er (used to indicate change of subject) · yue 都 (regardless) · hu mindenesetre (regardless) · fi se sikseen (used to indicate change of subject) · it comunque (regardless)