What is the meaning of anyway?

adverb

  • Used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement.
    • usage: "Anyhow, he is dead now"; "I think they're asleep; anyhow, they're quiet"; "I don't know what happened to it; anyway, it's gone"; "anyway, there is another factor to consider"; "I don't know how it started; in any case, there was a brief scuffle"; "in any event, the government faced a serious protest"; "but at any rate he got a knighthood for it"
  • In any way whatsoever.
    • usage: "they came anyhow they could"; "get it done anyway you can"
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APAWordNet. (2010). anyway. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/anyway/definitions/1250633
ChicagoWordNet. 2010. "anyway" http://smartdefine.org/anyway/definitions/1250633 (accessed September 20, 2026).
HarvardWordNet 2010, anyway, Smart Define, viewed 20 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/anyway/definitions/1250633>.
MLAWordNet. "anyway" 23 October 2010. Web. 20 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/anyway/definitions/1250633>
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