anyway
pronunciation
How to pronounce anyway in British English:
UK [ˈeniweɪ]
How to pronounce anyway in American English:
US [ˈeniweɪ]
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- Adverb:
- used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
- in any way whatsoever
Word Origin
- anyway (adv.)
- 1560s, any way "in any manner;" variant any ways (with adverbial genitive) attested from c. 1560, prepositional phrase by any way is from late 14c.; see any + way (n.). One-word form predominated from 1830s. As an adverbial conjunction, from 1859. Middle English in this sense had ani-gates "in any way, somehow" (c. 1400).
Example
- 1. I drove to the emergency room , anyway .
- 2. That is because that pain will occur anyway .
- 3. China is already on the hook in europe anyway .
- 4. Anyway , freeing up public data can be controversial .
- 5. I can answer these questions , some of them anyway .