adv
Meaning 1
In any way or respect, at all.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable, rare
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
anyways
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Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˈɛn.iˌweɪz/
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CMU ARPABET: EH1 N IY0 W EY2 Z Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adv
Meaning 2
Anyway, anyhow, in any case.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Canada, Philippines, US, conjunctive, informal, not-comparable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adverb
Meaning 3
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: anyhow, anyway, in any case, at any rate, in any event
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From any + adverbial genitive of way (compare always).