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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
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 anyhow → deja las cosas de cualquier modo or manera the books were all anyhow, on the floor → los libros estaban por el suelo de cualquier modo or manera I came in late and finished my essay off anyhow → volví tarde y terminé mi ensayo sin pensarlo mucho anyhow adv (= at any rate) → jedenfalls; (= regardless) → trotzdem; anyhow, that’s what I think → das ist jedenfalls meine Meinung; anyhow, I went to see him → (also) jedenfalls, ich habe ihn besucht; anyhow, you’re here now → jetzt bist du jedenfalls da; I told him not to, but he did it anyhow → ich habe es ihm verboten, aber er hat es trotzdem gemacht; he agrees anyhow, so it doesn’t matter → er ist sowieso einverstanden, es spielt also keine Rolle; it’s no trouble, I’m going there anyhow → es 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 desk → die Papiere lagen bunt durcheinander auf seinem Schreibtisch; things are all anyhow → alles ist durcheinander anyhow [ˈɛnɪˌhaʊ] adv 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 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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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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