in any event

e·vent  (-vnt)

n.

1.

a. Something that takes place; an occurrence.

b. A significant occurrence or happening. See Synonyms at occurrence.

c. A social gathering or activity.

2. The final result; the outcome.

3. Sports A contest or an item in a sports program.

4. Physics A phenomenon or occurrence located at a single point in space-time, regarded as the fundamental observational entity in relativity theory.

Idioms:

at all events

In any case.

in any event

In any case.

in the event

If it should happen; in case.

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[Latin ventus, from past participle of venre, to happen : -, ex-, ex- + venre, to come; see g^w- in Indo-European roots.]

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e·ventless adj.

Thesaurus

Adv.

1.

in any event - 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" anyhow, anyway, anyways, at any rate, in any case