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anyway

Nonstandard, ··ɲ

[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

/ ˈɛɪˌɱɪ /

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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51Թ 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

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That sum shrank to as little as $30bn, not including investments backed by foreign governments, once researchers factored in the risk that some projects might fail to materialise, or would have happened anyway.

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They see the distinction between wild spaces and urban spaces collapsing, which is happening anyway, not always harmoniously.

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Yet, he posted a string of zeroes anyway.

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When a demonstrator in a face mask tapped his pants’ pockets and signaled he didn’t have the cash for the flag, the vendor handed him a Mexico flag anyway.

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Ken said he supported the curfew but noted that the store usually closed at 6 p.m. anyway.

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