English

Pronunciation
IPA|/��niweɪ/, SAMPA|/"EniweI?/
audio|en-us-anyway.ogg|Audio (US)

Etymology
any + way

Adverb
anyway

1. Used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement. See anyhow.

#:I don't think that's true. I haven't found any evidence, anyway.

1. In any way whatsoever.
2. regardless|Regardless.

#:He didn't enjoy washing his car, but it was so dirty that he did it, anyway.

Translations
trans-top|Used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
Catalan: de qualsevol manera :ca:de qualsevol manera|(ca), en fi :ca:en fi|(ca)
Chinese traditional/simplified: ������论���(wú lùn rú hé)
German: auf jeden Fall, irgendwie, jedenfalls, trotzdem
Greek: αν και (an ke)
Hebrew: he-translation|��� �קר�|bekhól mikré, he-translation|��� ��ת|bekhól zót
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Japanese: ���� (tonikaku)
Norwegian: uansett
Spanish: de cualquier manera :es:de cualquier manera|(es)
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trans-top|In any way whatsoever
Chinese traditional/simplified: ������论���(wú lùn rú hé)
Finnish: joka tapauksessa
German: wie auch immer
Greek: ο���� ή άλλ�� (utos i allos), ���� κι' να έ�ει (opos ki' an ekhei), εν �ά�ει �ε�ι����ει (en pasi periptosi), έ��ι κι' αλλοι�� (etsi ki' alios)
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Hebrew: he-translation|��� �קר�|bekhól mikré, he-translation|��� ��ת|bekhól zót
Italian: Comunque
Japanese: ���� (tonikaku)
Spanish: en fin :es:en fin|(es)
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trans-top|Regardless
Chinese traditional/simplified: ������论���(wú lùn rú hé)
German: trotzdem
Greek: �ο�λά�ι��ον (tulakhiston)
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Finnish: kuitenkin
Hebrew: he-translation|��� �קר�|bekhól mikré, he-translation|��� ��ת|bekhól zót
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de:anyway
fr:anyway
io:anyway
fi:anyway
vi:anyway

• 2007-12-29 16:13 - Chloejr - checked chinese translation

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