English Explanatory Dictionary

anyway

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adv
  1. Regardless; anyhow.
  2. Used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement. See anyhow and at least.
  3. Used to indicate a change of subject.
  4. Used at the end of a question for emphasis, or to direct the conversation to something of more broad importance (compare with more to the point).
  5. In any way.

Pronunciation

/ˈɛniweɪ/ en-us-anyway.ogg

Word forms

anyway anyways

Etymology

From any + way.

Synonyms

anywise anyroad any road up any old way

Derived words

the grapes are sour anyway

Translations

Asturian: falando de too un poco Azerbaijani: nəisə Danish: hvorom alting er Dutch: in elk geval Dutch: in ieder geval Dutch: maar goed Dutch: hoe dan ook Esperanto: kiel ajn (estas) Esperanto: ĉiaokaze Finnish: miten vain Finnish: joka tapauksessa Finnish: se sikseen French: bref German: wie auch immer Greek: τέλος πάντων Hindi: ख़ैर Hungarian: amúgy Hungarian: egyébként Hungarian: szóval Hungarian: mindenesetre Italian: comunque Italian: ad ogni modo Japanese: とにかく Korean: 그런데 Latin: ceterum Persian: در هر حال Portuguese: de qualquer modo Romanian: oricum Russian: кста́ти Russian: ла́дно Scottish Gaelic: co-dhiù Scottish Gaelic: co-dhiù no co-dheth Serbo-Croatian: uglavnom Spanish: pero bueno Spanish: pues nada Spanish: en fin Spanish: o lo que fuese / fuera Spanish: o lo que fuere Swedish: hur som helst Swedish: i alla fall Swedish: aja Turkish: neyse Turkish: her neyse Urdu: خیر
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