adj · adv · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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US:/ˈɛn.i.haʊ/
US:/ˈæn.i.haʊ/
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rhymes with -aʊ
CMU ARPABET:EH1 N IY0 HH AW2
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Random, careless, offhand, disorderly; done without thought or consideration.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
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
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: anyway, anyways, in any case, at any rate, in any event
Antonyms: none provided
7
adverb
Meaning 7
in any way whatsoever
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
they came anyhow they could
get it done anyway you can
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: anyway
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ís? Proto-Indo-European *h1óynos Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Indo-European *h1oy-no-kós Proto-Germanic *ainagaz Proto-West Germanic *ainag Old English ǣniġ Middle English ani English any Proto-Indo-European *kw- Proto-Indo-European *kwís Proto-Germanic *hwō Old English hū Middle English how English how English anyhow From any + how.
Across languages
Translations
49 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Basque:
edonola
— in any way, in any manner
Bulgarian:
както и да е
(kakto i da e)
— in any way, in any manner
Bulgarian:
така или иначе
(taka ili inače)
— in any way, in any manner
Catalan:
en qualsevol cas
— in any way, in any manner
Catalan:
de qualsevol manera
— in any way, in any manner
Catalan:
tot i així
— in any way, in any manner
Dutch:
hoe dan ook
— in any way, in any manner
Dutch:
in ieder geval
— in any way, in any manner
Esperanto:
iel
— in any way, in any manner
Finnish:
miten tahansa
— in any way, in any manner
Finnish:
tavalla tai toisella
— in any way, in any manner
Finnish:
keinolla millä hyvänsä
— in any way, in any manner
French:
de toute manière
— in any way, in any manner
French:
de toute façon
— in any way, in any manner
French:
en tout cas
— in any way, in any manner
German:
irgendwie
— in any way, in any manner
Greek:
όπως και να έχει
(ópos kai na échei)
— in any way, in any manner
Hebrew:
בְּכָל אֹפֶן
(b'chol ófen)
— in any way, in any manner
Hungarian:
akárhogy
— in any way, in any manner
Hungarian:
akárhogyan
— in any way, in any manner
Hungarian:
bárhogy
— in any way, in any manner
Hungarian:
bárhogyan
— in any way, in any manner
Italian:
in ogni caso
— in any way, in any manner
Italian:
in ogni modo
— in any way, in any manner
Italian:
in qualche modo
— in any way, in any manner
Italian:
in qualsiasi modo
— in any way, in any manner
Italian:
comunque
— in any way, in any manner
Italian:
come capita
— in any way, in any manner
Japanese:
とにかく
(tonikaku)
— in any way, in any manner
Japanese:
何しろ
(nani-shiro)
— in any way, in any manner
Latin:
saltem
— in any way, in any manner
Maltese:
kulkif
— in any way, in any manner
Māori:
ahakoa he aha
— in any way, in any manner
Persian:
در هر حال
— in any way, in any manner
Persian:
در هر صورت
— in any way, in any manner
Polish:
jakkolwiek
— in any way, in any manner
Polish:
w jakikolwiek sposób
— in any way, in any manner
Portuguese:
de qualquer modo
— in any way, in any manner
Portuguese:
de todo modo
— in any way, in any manner
Russian:
так и́ли ина́че
(tak íli ináče)
— in any way, in any manner
Sanskrit:
समह
(samaha)
— in any way, in any manner
Spanish:
de todas maneras
— in any way, in any manner
Spanish:
de todas formas
— in any way, in any manner
Spanish:
comoquiera
— in any way, in any manner
Spanish:
al tuntún
— in any way, in any manner
Spanish:
al voleo
— in any way, in any manner
Spanish:
sin ton ni son
— in any way, in any manner
Swedish:
hur som helst
— in any way, in any manner
Telugu:
ఎలాగైనా
(elāgainā)
— in any way, in any manner
