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anyway - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'anyway' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Anyway [ adv.]
- Alt. of Anyways

Meaning of 'anyway' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . anyway [ r]
Meaning (1):
- used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
Example in sentence:
  • Anyhow, he is dead now;
  • anyway, there is another factor to consider;
  • but at any rate he got a knighthood for it;
  • I don't know how it started; in any case, there was a brief scuffle;
  • I don't know what happened to it; anyway, it's gone;
  • I think they're asleep; anyhow, they're quiet;
  • in any event, the government faced a serious protest
Meaning (2):
- in any way whatsoever
Example in sentence:
  • get it done anyway you can;
  • they came anyhow they could