Phrase guide

either way

adv · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adv

Meaning 1

Regardless of what happens (out of two possible situations).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • Just buy it or don't buy it. Either way, we have to get going.
  • I'm not sure if I can make it to the party. Either way, I'll let you know beforehand.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: regardless

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

32 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 無論如何 /无论如何 (wúlùnrúhé) — regardless of what happens
  • Chinese Mandarin: 不管怎樣 /不管怎样 (bùguǎnzěnyàng) — regardless of what happens
  • Chinese Mandarin: 反正 (fǎnzheng) — regardless of what happens
  • Danish: uanset hvad — regardless of what happens
  • Finnish: miten vain — regardless of what happens
  • Finnish: kummin vain — regardless of what happens
  • French: peu importe — regardless of what happens
  • French: dans un cas comme dans l'autre — regardless of what happens
  • German: so oder so — regardless of what happens
  • Greek: όπως και να έχει (ópos kai na échei) — regardless of what happens
  • Hungarian: mindenesetre — regardless of what happens
  • Italian: in ambo i casi — regardless of what happens
  • Italian: in un modo o nell'altro — regardless of what happens
  • Italian: ad ogni modo — regardless of what happens
  • Italian: in tutti i modi — regardless of what happens
  • Italian: in ogni modo — regardless of what happens
  • Italian: a prescindere — regardless of what happens
  • Polish: tak czy inaczej — regardless of what happens
  • Romanian: oricum — regardless of what happens
  • Russian: в любо́м слу́чае (v ljubóm slúčaje) — regardless of what happens
  • Spanish: en cualquier caso — regardless of what happens
  • Spanish: de cualquier manera — regardless of what happens
  • Spanish: de todos modos — regardless of what happens
  • Spanish: de cualquier modo — regardless of what happens
  • Spanish: de todas maneras — regardless of what happens
  • Spanish: en todo caso — regardless of what happens
  • Spanish: de cualquier forma — regardless of what happens
  • Spanish: de todas formas — regardless of what happens
  • Spanish: sea como sea — regardless of what happens
  • Spanish: pase lo que pase — regardless of what happens
  • Spanish: comoquiera — regardless of what happens
  • Spanish: comoquier (disused) — regardless of what happens