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an·y·how  (n-hou)
adv.
1. In whatever way or manner; however: I'll cook it anyhow you like. They came anyhow they couldby boat, train, or plane.
2. In a careless way; haphazardly: clothes stuffed anyhow into the suitcase.
3.
a. In any case; at least: I think they're asleep; anyhow, they're quiet.
b. Nevertheless: It sounds crazy, but I believe it anyhow.

anyhow [ˈɛnɪˌhaʊ]
adv
1. in any case; at any rate
2. in any manner or by any means whatever
3. in a haphazard manner; carelessly
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adv.1.anyhow - 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"
2.anyhow - in any way whatsoever; "they came anyhow they could"; "get it done anyway you can"

anyhow
adverb
1. anyway, still, nevertheless, nonetheless, in any case, for all that, in spite of everything Anyhow, it's no secret that he owes money.
2. carelessly, haphazardly, heedlessly her long legs which she displayed all anyhow getting into the car
Translations
anyhow [ˈenɪhaʊ] ADV
1. = anyway
2. (= carelessly, haphazardly) → de cualquier modo, de cualquier manera
he leaves things just anyhowdeja las cosas de cualquier modo or manera
the books were all anyhow, on the floorlos libros estaban por el suelo de cualquier modo or manera
I came in late and finished my essay off anyhowvolví tarde y terminé mi ensayo sin pensarlo mucho

anyhow [ˈɛnihaʊ] adv
(also any old how) (= haphazardly) → n'importe comment

anyhow
adv
(= at any rate)jedenfalls; (= regardless)trotzdem; anyhow, that’s what I thinkdas ist jedenfalls meine Meinung; anyhow, I went to see him(also) jedenfalls, ich habe ihn besucht; anyhow, you’re here nowjetzt bist du jedenfalls da; I told him not to, but he did it anyhowich habe es ihm verboten, aber er hat es trotzdem gemacht; he agrees anyhow, so it doesn’t matterer ist sowieso einverstanden, es spielt also keine Rolle; it’s no trouble, I’m going there anyhowes ist keine Mühe, ich gehe sowieso hin; who cares, anyhow?überhaupt, wen kümmert es denn schon?; anyhow!gut!, na ja!
(= carelessly)irgendwie; (= at random)aufs Geratewohl; the papers were scattered anyhow on his deskdie Papiere lagen bunt durcheinander auf seinem Schreibtisch; things are all anyhowalles ist durcheinander

anyhow [ˈɛnɪˌhaʊ] adv
a. (at any rate) → ad or in ogni modo, comunque
I'm going anyhow → ci vado lo stesso
b. (haphazard) → come capita, in qualsiasi modo
do it anyhow you like → fallo come ti pare
I finished it anyhow → in qualche modo l'ho finito
he leaves things just anyhow → lascia tutto come (gli) capita

anyhow بأي طريقة stejně på må og få jedenfalls οπωσδήποτε de cualquier manera mitenkään quoi qu’il en soit svakako comunque とにかく 어쨌든 hoe dan ook uansett byle jak de qualquer maneira каким бы то ни было образом på något sätt กรณีใดๆ her halükarda dù sao đi nữa 无论如何


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The Manufacturer, seeing that he could get no labour for a long time and finding the times pretty hard anyhow, burned down his shoe factory for the insurance, and when the strikers wanted to resume work there was no work to resume.
Idiotic propositions of a parallel nature have been freely offered for my acceptance, and I have been called upon to admit that I would give Poor Law relief to anybody, anywhere, anyhow.
Anyhow, I can't leave here myself until I am relieved.
 
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