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an·y·way  (n-w)
adv.
1. In any way or manner whatever: Get the job done anyway you can.
2. In any case; at least: I don't know if it was lost or stolen; anyway, it's gone.
3. Nevertheless; regardless: It was raining but they played the game anyway.

anyway
Adverb
1. at any rate; nevertheless
2. in any manner
3. carelessly
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adv.1.anyway - 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.anyway - in any way whatsoever; "they came anyhow they could"; "get it done anyway you can"
Translations
anyway [ˈɛnɪweɪ] advde todas maneras; de cualquier modo
anyway [ˈɛnɪweɪ] any advde toute façon;
anyway, I couldn't come even if I wanted to → de toute façon, je ne pouvais pas venir même si je le voulais;
I shall go anyway → j'irai quand même;
why are you phoning, anyway? → au fait, pourquoi tu me téléphones?
anyway [ˈɛnɪweɪ] adv 1. (= at any rate) → sowieso, ohnehin;
I shall go anyway → ich gehe auf jeden Fall
2. (= besides);
anyway, I can't come → jedenfalls kann ich nicht kommen;
why are you phoning, anyway? → warum rufst du überhaupt or eigentlich an?
anyway [ˈɛnɪweɪ] advin or ad ogni modo


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Anyway, he'd never paw a girl as Bert and lots of the other fellows did.
I could see that if I wanted to go a-visiting any distance from home, and the wind was ahead, I might have to wait days, maybe, for a change; and I could see, too, that these things could not be any use at all in a gale; if you tried to run before the wind, you would make a mess of it, for there isn't anyway to shorten sail - like reefing, you know - you have to take it ALL in - shut your feathers down flat to your sides.
Well, anyway, it's a perfectly elegant story, Anne, and will make you famous, of that I'm sure.
 
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