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in any event

in any event

62 3.9
Whatever else happens, the fact remains true or will still happen
  • idiom
: en cualquier caso
  • "Besides, that would be a mistake in any event."
  • In any event, we must call

So in any event, for the I record, Rob is in the room.

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Examples

  • There was no place she could go, in any event.

    Fiction book (1993)

  • However, the actions of the Chinese government are not the issue here in any event.

    Academic text (1990)

  • But, in any event, there she is and this is what she looks like.

    Overboard (1987)

  • The child would be free in any event.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • Washington, in any event, filed the report and forgot about it.

    Academic text (1991)

  • In any event, I want you to consider this your home for the time being.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • In any event, variables associated with other languages were not found to contribute significantly to prediction models.

    Academic text (2012)

  • In any event, progressive policy has appeared overall to be a very considerable inducement to economic growth.

    Academic text (2017)

  • In any event, job creation and GDP growth are strongly correlated, moving almost in tandem since the 1960s.

    Academic text (2017)

  • In any event, we will be ready to start the project next week.

Synonyms

anyway
vsin any event
∞ 1.0

To return to the main topic or add a new point after a pause

is used to state a point that holds despite different circumstances
regardless
vsin any event
643 3.1

Despite something that might stop you

is a multiword expression conveying that same idea
anyways
vsin any event
  • Informal
309 8.0

To return to or change the topic and show the earlier point does not matter

is a more neutral form used to state facts holding despite changes
anyhow
vsin any event
  • Informal
190 2.1

To say something that adds to or explains something said before

is used instead to state a fact that remains true despite others
in any case
vsin any event
167 2.8

No matter what, this is true or will happen

is the same meaning but uses a different phrasing
no matter what happens
vsin any event
115 3.2

A phrase that says something will happen despite problems

is similar but focuses on general unaffected truth in all situations
at any rate
vsin any event
61 3.7

To say something is true despite what was said before

is mainly for saying a result remains true whatever the conditions
no matter the outcome
vsin any event
5 4.0

Whatever the result, it does not change what someone does or feels

is about an unchanged fact rather than personal response
at all events
vsin any event
1 3.5

In any case, whatever happens

is the common alternative phrase with identical meaning
anywise
vsin any event
  • Archaic
1 9.9

In any way at all

is the common modern phrasing used instead of this rare form

Surface Forms

in any event positive

Morphology

in + any + event

The meaning 'regardless; in any case' follows directly from composing 'in' + 'any' + 'event' as 'in any occurrence/situation', so a learner who knows the constituents can infer the sense. This prepositional composition is cross-linguistically common (e.g. Spanish 'en cualquier caso') and aligns with standard English usage, making it immediately comprehensible to a B1 learner.

Etymology

In any event uses the image of an event, a happening that will occur no matter what else happens. So it means 'anyway' or 'in any case'.