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anyway

[ en-ee-wey ]

adverb

  1. in any case; anyhow; nonetheless; regardless:

    Whether you like it or not, I'm going anyway.

  2. (used to continue or resume the thread of a story or account):

    Anyway, we finally found a plumber who could come right over.



anyway

/ ˈɛnɪˌweɪ /

adverb

  1. in any case; at any rate; nevertheless; anyhow
  2. in a careless or haphazard manner
  3. Usually any way . in any manner; by any means
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Spelling Note

The adverb anyway is spelled as one word: It was snowing hard, but we drove to the play anyway. The two-word phrase any way means “in any manner”: Finish the job any way you choose. If the words “in the” can be substituted for “any,” the two-word phrase is called for: Finish the job in the way you choose. If the substitution cannot be made, the spelling is anyway.
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Word History and Origins

Origin of anyway1

First recorded in 1150–1200, anyway is from Middle English ani wei. See any, way 1
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Example Sentences

“The air is a lot better here and I like coming here when I can, anyway.”

Raichik, or whoever sent her this photo anyway, had to comb through hundreds of pages to find an 8-year-old photo to make this point.

From Salon

And he added that such additional water storage might not have stopped a fire of this size and intensity anyway.

He had scored a really good header, but the rest of his performance was hardly top-drawer - and I thought you only did stuff like that when you won league titles anyway?

From BBC

Yet they voted to steal the election anyway, despite the violent insurrection that had taken place just hours earlier.

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