anyways
AdverbUS[en-ee-weyz]/ˈɛniˌweɪz/3 syllables
Open English WordNet
Adverb (1)
- used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement“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”Synonyms: anyhowanywayin any caseat any ratein any event
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Translations
Adverb Anyway, anyhow, in any case
- French
- de toute façon
- Italian
- comunque
- Portuguese
- de qualquer forma
- Russian
- всё равно vsjo ravno
- Portuguese (PT)
- de qualquer forma
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
A′ny·way (…), A′ny·ways (…) adverb
Anywise; at all. Tennyson. Southey.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54