anyhow
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2.1
- adverb
- /ˈɛn.i.haʊ/
- Informal
:
de todos modos
- One might ask: What, anyhow, is so special about co-nationals?
- so anyhow
- anyhow, said
- Well, anyhow
I don't know if that makes sense, but anyhow, man.
- I don't know if that makes sense, but anyhow, man.
- That's a rare combination anyhow, and maybe not so much cheating also.
- So, So anyhow, but none of us told each other.
- But but anyhow, all right, let's listen to a response or two.
- Not the time for a guy who may have been me anyhow, let's keep it moving.
- So anyhow, that's what we do, Chuck.
- So on Silicon Valley stuff anyhow, very little of this space nonsense matters.
- But anyhow, RKK and I met in earnest there.
- And so, so anyhow, Cole Holcomb's his name.
- That belongs to me anyhow, as you can tell by that imitation.
- It's not a good food, in my opinion anyhow.
- So anyhow, I was the one wound up buying, paying for.
- And the fact is, the toxic people in your life aren't listening anyhow.
Examples
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So Peter, what's the deal anyhow?
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We were happy then; I know I was, anyhow, and little Froggy seemed happy too for the first time.
Fiction book (1995) -
So, so anyhow, it can go right, it can go wrong.
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But anyhow, did we want to come all this way just for a weekend, though?
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So anyhow, let's move on to credit spread.
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What do I know anyhow, from the painting as I received it?
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You have little time left anyhow before the contest, and there is much to do.
Fiction book (1991) -
That's my take, but anyhow, time will tell.
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It's a moot point, anyhow.
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We might disagree about the details, but we should finish the project together, anyhow.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
To return to the main topic or add a new point after a pause
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3.9
Whatever else happens, the fact remains true or will still happen
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2.8
No matter what, this is true or will happen
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3.7
To say something is true despite what was said before
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8.0
To return to or change the topic and show the earlier point does not matter
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9.5
To change the subject during a conversation informally
To change the subject or keep the talk going
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Anyhow is built from any + how, and people began to use it to mean 'in any case' when they wanted to add a point or move on. So when someone says anyhow at the start of a sentence they mean 'anyway' or 'in any case'.