anyway

anyway

in any case; anyhow; nonetheless: She knew it was wrong but she did it anyway.

Not to be confused with:

any way – in any manner: You may wear the scarf any way you wish.

Abused, Confused, & Misused Words by Mary Embree Copyright © 2007, 2013 by Mary Embree

an·y·way

 (ĕn′ē-wā′)

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.

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

anyway

(ˈɛnɪˌweɪ)

adv

1. in any case; at any rate; nevertheless; anyhow

2. in a careless or haphazard manner

3. Usually any way. in any manner; by any means

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

an•y•way

(ˈɛn iˌweɪ)

adv.

1. in any case; anyhow; regardless.

2. (used to resume the thread of a story or account): Anyway, we finally found it.

[1150–1200]

usage: The adverb anyway is spelled as one word: It was snowing hard, but we drove to the play anyway. The two-word phrase any way means “in any manner”: Finish the job any way you choose. If the words “in the” can be substituted for “any,” the two-word phrase is called for: Finish the job in the way you choose. If the substitution cannot be made, the spelling is anyway.

Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.

anyway

1. 'anyway'

You use anyway when you are adding a remark to something you have just said. Usually the remark is something you have just thought of, and makes your previous statement seem less important or relevant.

If he doesn't apologize, I'm going to resign. I'm serious. That's what I feel like doing, anyway.

Mary doesn't want children. Not yet, anyway.

You also use anyway to change the topic of a conversation, or to show that you want to end a conversation.

'I've got a terrible cold.' – 'Have you? That's a shame. Anyway, so you won't be coming this weekend?'

'Anyway, I'd better go and make dinner. I'll call you again tomorrow.'

2. 'any way'

Don't confuse anyway with any way. You usually use any way in the phrase in any way, which means 'in any respect' or 'by any means'.

I am not connected in any way with the medical profession.

If I can help in any way, please ask.

Collins COBUILD English Usage © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 2004, 2011, 2012

Thesaurus

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" anyhow, anyways, at any rate, in any case, in any event
	2.	anyway - in any way whatsoever; "they came anyhow they could"; "get it done anyway you can" anyhow

Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

anyway

adverb anyhow, regardless, in any case, for all that, at any rate, in any event She won't let him stay with her, and anyway he wouldn't.

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

Translations

بِأي حال، مَع ذلكعلى أَيِّ حال

de qualsevol maneraen fi

stejněbeztak

alligeveluanset

trotzdemauf jeden Falljedenfallsohnehinirgendwie

εν πάση περιπτώσειπάντως

de todos modosde cualquier manerade cualquier modode todas formasde todas maneras

joka tapauksessakuitenkin

de toute façonquand mêmede toute facon

ipak

hvort eî er

comunquein ogni caso

とにかく

어쨌든

desondankshoe dan ooktoch

likeveluansett

w każdym razie

de qualquer maneira

как бы то ни было

vseeno

i alla fall

อย่างไรก็ตาม

neyseyine de

dù sao đi nữa

总之无论如何

anyway

[ˈenɪweɪ] anyways [ˈenɪweɪz] (US) ADV

1. (= in any event) → de todas formas, de todos modos
anyway, you're here → de todas formas or de todos modos, estás aquí
anyway, it's not my fault → de todas formas or de todos modos, yo no tengo la culpa
he doesn't want to go out and anyway he's not allowed → no quiere salir y de todas formas or de todos modos no le dejan
whose money is this anyway? → de todas formas or de todos modos, ¿de quién es el dinero?
who needs men anyway? → de todas formas or de todos modos, ¿quién necesita a los hombres?
anyway, why invite somebody you never speak to? → de todas formas or de todos modos ¿por qué invitar a alguien con quien nunca hablas?

2. (= regardless) → de todas formas, de todos modos
I shall go anyway → iré de todas formas or de todos modos
he's not supposed to drink but he does anyway → se supone que no debe beber, pero lo hace de todas formas or de todos modos

3. (= at least) → al menos
it's not a good idea, I don't think so anyway → no es buena idea, al menos eso es lo que yo pienso

4. (= incidentally) → por cierto
why are you going anyway? → por cierto ¿por qué te vas?

5. (continuing what has been said) → en fin
anyway, as I was saying → en fin, como decía antes ...
so anyway, this policeman came up to me and said → en fin, este policía se me acercó y dijo ...

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

anyway

[ˈɛniweɪ] anyhow [ˈɛnihaʊ] adv

(= in any case, besides) → de toute façon
He doesn't want to go out and anyway he's not allowed → Il ne veut pas sortir et de toute façon il n'y est pas autorisé.

(= nevertheless) → quand même
thanks anyway → merci quand même

(= at least) → tout au moins
She doesn't want to have children. Not right now, anyway → Elle ne veut pas avoir d'enfants. Tout au moins pas pour l'instant.

(finishing a conversation) → enfin, enfin bon

(for emphasis in questions) → exactement, au juste
What do you want from me, anyway? → Qu'est-ce que vous me voulez au juste?, Qu'est-ce que vous me voulez, exactement?

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

anyway

[ˈɛnɪˌweɪ] adv

a. (besides) → in ogni caso
I forgot to buy cough sweets - they don't do much good anyway → ho dimenticato di comprare le caramelle per la tosse - tanto non servono un granché

b. (just the same) → comunque
thanks, anyway → grazie, comunque

c. (at least, at any rate) → almeno
everything is ok, as far as I know anyway → va tutto bene, per quel che ne so io

d. (in narrative, conversation, well, then) → bene
anyway, I've got to go → be', devo andare
it's a long story ...anyway the upshot was that ... → è una lunga storia... a farla breve il risultato fu che...

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

any

(ˈeni) pronoun, adjective

1. one, some, no matter which. `Which dress shall I wear?' `Wear any (dress)'; `Which dresses shall I pack?' `Pack any (dresses)'. enige أي някой, който и да е qualquer jakýkoli irgendeiner/irgendeine/irgendeines hvad/hvilken/nogen som helst οποιοσδήποτε, οτιδήποτεcualquier mis tahes, ükskõik milline هر؛ هرکدام mikä tahansa n'importe quelכלשהו कोई bilo koji akármi, bármi mana saja, apa saja, sembarang hver sem er qualsiasi, qualunque どれでも 어떤 bet kuris jebkurš apa-apa om het even welk hva/hvilken/noen som helst jakikolwiek هر، هر یو qualquer nici un/o; vreun, vreo любой akýkoľvek katerikoli bilo koji vilken (vilket, vilka) som helst หนึ่ง; บ้าง; ใด ๆ herhangi biri, hangisi olursa 任一或任何 який-небудь, будь-який کوئی bất cứ 任一的

2. (in questions and negative sentences etc) one, some. John has been to some interesting places but I've never been to any; Have you been to any interesting places?; We have hardly any coffee left. enige أي никъде, никакъв algum žádný, nějaký irgendwelcher/irgendwelche/irgendwelches nogen κανένας, καθόλουalgún; ningún ükski, mõni, mingi هیچ؛ یک yhtään aucun, une; quelque... כלשהו, איזשהו थोड़ा neki semmi(féle), valami satu pun, sedikitpun neinn qualche; nessuno いくらか (부정문) 조금도, 아무 것도 koks nors, joks kāds mana-mana een enkel, watnoenżaden, jakiś, trochę هیڅ ، یو algumвообще, вовсе; какои-нибудь žiadny, nejaký noben; kakšen, kaj ikakav någon, något, några ใด ๆ; บ้าง herhangi, hiç (用於疑問句和否定句等)任一或一些 жодний, ніякий کسی dùng để chỉ một số lượng không xác định （用于否定句和疑问句）任何数量，任一数额

adjective

every. Any schoolboy could tell you the answer. enige أي واحِد، كُل واحِد всеки qualquer každý, kterýkoli jeder/jede/jedes enhver/en hvilken som helst οποιοσδήποτε, κάθεcualquier iga هر jokainen n'importe quelכל कोई भी bilo koji bármely(ik) siapa saja allir, hver, hvaða (sem er) qualsiasi どれでも 모든 bet kuris, kiekvienas ikviens; jebkurš mana-mana iederenhver, alle, hvilken som helstkażdy هر qualquer orice всякий, любой každý katerikoli, vsak svaki varenda ทุก ๆ her, herhagi bir 每一個 всякий, будь-який کوئی mọi 每一个

adverb

at all; (even) by a small amount. Is this book any better than the last one?; His writing hasn't improved any. enigsins أبداً изобщо um pouco vůbec, o nic; (o) trochu irgendwie noget (som helst) καθόλου en absoluto, para nada; algo pisutki, mitte sugugi اصلاً lainkaan du toutבכלל थोड़ा भी išta egyáltalán, semmivel, valamivel sedikit pun nokkuð un po'; per niente 少しは 다소나마 bent kiek kaut cik langsung enigermate det grann w ogóle اصلاُ um pouco deloc сколько-нибудь; ничуть o trochu; o nič sploh kaj; sploh nič imalo, nimalo alls, ett dugg บ้าง hiç, hiç mi hiç 任何程度，絲毫 анітрохи, скільки-небудь کسی طرح سے một chút nào 任何程度，丝毫

ˈanybody, ˈanyone pronoun

1. (in questions, and negative sentences etc) some person. Is anybody there? enige iemand, enigiemand أي شَخْص، شَخْص ما някой alguém někdo irgendjemand nogen οποιοσδήποτεalguien keegi کسی kukaan quelqu'unמישהו कोई itko valaki seseorang nokkur qualcuno; nessuno 誰か 누군가 kas nors kāds sesiapa iemandnoenktokolwiek, ktoś یو څوک alguém cineva кто-нибудь; никто niekto kdo neko någon ใคร ๆ birisi, herhangi biri （用於疑問句和否定句)某個人 хто-небудь, хтось کوئی ai đó 任何人

2. any person, no matter which. Get someone to help – anyone will do. enige iemand, enigiemand أي شَخْص някой, който и да е qualquer um kdokoli irgendjemand hvem som helst οποιοσδήποτεcualquiera ükskõik kes هر کس joku n'importe quiמישהו किसी svatko bárki siapa saja hver sem er qualsiasi persona 誰でも 누구든지 bet kas kurš katrs sesiapa om het even wie hvem som helst, enhverktoś یو څوک qualquer um oricine кто бы то ни был ktokoľvek vsakdo, kdorkoli bilo ko vem som helst ใครก็ได้ birisi, herhangi biri 任何人 будь-хто, хтось کوئی شخص bất cứ ai 任何人

3. everyone. Anyone could tell you the answer to that. almal كُل شَخْص всеки qualquer um kdokoli jeder/jede enhver; hvem som helst ο καθένας, οποιοσδήποτεcualquiera igaüks هر کس kaikki n'importe qui כּוּלַם कोई भी bilo tko akárki setiap orang hver sem er qualsiasi persona 誰でも 아무나 bet kas ikviens setiap orang iedereenhvem som helst, enhverkażdy یوڅوک qualquer um oricine всякий, любой ktokoľvek kdorkoli svako vem som helst, alla ใคร ๆ herkes, herhangi bir kişi 每個人 всякий, будь-який ہر کوئی bất cứ ai 每一个人

ˈanyhow adverb

1. anyway. Anyhow, even if the problem does arise, it won't affect us. ewenwel, in elk geval بِأي حال، بِأي شَكْل във всеки случай de qualquer maneira v každém případě trotzdem uanset; alligevel; i hvert fald έτσι κι αλλιώς en cualquier caso, de todas formas, con todo igatahes به هر جهت sitä paitsi de toute façonבכל אופן किसी प्रकार से bilo kako bilo akárhogy bagaimanapun hvernig svo sem comunque, in/ad ogni modo ともかく 어쨌든 kad ir kaip būtų tik un tā walaubagaimanapun hoe dan ookuansett, likevel, i hvert fall tak czy owak, w każdym razie له هراړخه de qualquer maneira ori­cum в любом случае v každom prípade sicer pa u svakom slučaju i alla (varje) fall, ändå ไม่ว่ากรณีใดก็ตาม yine de, genelde, zaten 無論如何 в усякому разі, що б там не було بہر حال dù thế nào chăng nữa 无论怎样

2. in a careless, untidy way. Books piled anyhow on shelves. op enige manier, onnet كَيْفَما إتُّفِق без ред de qualquer maneira nedbale, nepořádn�� irgendwie tilfældig; hulter til bulter όπως να 'ναι de cualquier manera kuidagiviisi با بی دقتی huolimattomasti n'importe commentאיך שלא יהיה किसी तरह nemaran rendetlenül tidak rapi hirðuleysislega in modo qualsiasi ぞんざいに 아무렇게나 bet kaip, kaip pakliūva kaut kā; pavirši tidak kemas door elkaartilfeldig, hulter til bulter w nieładzie له بی پامی سره de qualquer maneira oricum кое-как hocijako vsevprek kojekako lite hur som helst อย่างไม่ระมัดระวัง dikkatsizce, rastgele 雜亂無章地 як-небудь, абияк بے ترتیب lộn xộn 杂乱无章地

ˈanything pronoun

1. (in questions, and negative sentences etc) some thing. Can you see anything?; I can't see anything. enige iets أي شَيء нещо alguma coisa něco; nic irgendetwas noget (som helst) τίποτεalgo; nada midagi چیزی mitään quelque chose; rienשום דבר, כלום कोई चीज išta valami sesuatu eitthvað; ekkert; neitt qualcosa; niente 何か (의문문 ·부정문에서) 무엇인가 kas nors kaut kas apa-apa ietsnoecokolwiek, coś شی alguma coisa ceva; nimic что-нибудь; ничего niečo; nič kaj; nič išta (ništa) något บางสิ่งบางอย่าง bir şey, herhangi bir şey (用於疑問句和否定句等) 某物 що-небудь, щось کوئی چیز ، کچھ cái nào （用于否定句、疑问句等）什么事（物）

2. a thing of any kind. You can buy anything you like; `What would you like for your birthday?' `Anything will do.' enige iets أي شَيء нещо, каквото и да е qualquer coisa cokoli irgendetwas hvad som helst οτιδήποτεlo que, cualquier cosa ükskõik mis هر چیزی mikä tahansa tout ce que, n'importe quoi כָּל דָבַר कुछ भी bilo što bármi apa saja hvað sem er qualsiasi cosa 何でも (어떤 것, 일 bet kas viss; jebkas apa-apa om het even wat hva som helstcokolwiek هر شی qualquer coisa orice всё hocičo vse, kar; vse, karkoli bilo šta vad som helst สิ่งใด ๆ her şey, ne olursa olsun 任何事(物) будь-що کوئی چیز bất cứ cái gì 任何事（物）

ˈanyway adverb

nevertheless; in spite of what has been or might be said, done etc. My mother says I mustn't go but I'm going anyway; Anyway, she can't stop you. ewenwel بِأي حال، مَع ذلك въпреки всичко de qualquer modo stejně, beztak jedenfalls alligevel; uanset παρόλα αυτά, έτσι κι αλλιώς de todas formas, en cualquier caso niikuinii هرجا joka tapauksessa quand même, de toute façonבכל אופן कैसे भी bilo kako bilo mindenesetre tetap saja, bagaimanapun juga, namun demikian hvort eð er comunque; in ogni modo とにかく 어쨌든 vis tiek, kad ir kaip būtų vienalga kā; tā vai citādi walaubagaimanapun hoe dan ooklikevel, uansett tak czy owak هرځای de qualquer modo totuşi, oricum как бы то ни было, так или иначе v každom prípade vseeno; sicer pa ipak i alla (varje) fall, ändå อย่างไรก็ตาม yine de 無論如何 в усякому разі, що б там не було کسی طرح سے dù sao đi nữa 无论如何

ˈanywhere adverb

in any place at all. Have you seen my gloves anywhere?; I can't find them anywhere; `Where will I put these?' `Anywhere will do.' enige plek فَي أي مَكان някъде em qualquer parte někde; nikde; kdekoli irgendwo noget sted; hvor som helst πουθενά, οπουδήποτεen alguna parte; en ninguna parte; en cualquier parte kuskil, ükskõik kus هرجایی؛ جایی missään quelque part; nulle part; n'importe oû בְּאֵיזֶשֶהוּ מָקוֹם कहीं भी igdje valahol, sehol, bárhol di mana saja nokkurs staðar; hvar sem er da qualche parte; da nessuna parte; da qualsiasi parte どこでも, どこかで (의문문·조건절·부정문에서) 어디엔가 kur nors kaut kur; jebkur di mana-mana ergens, om het even waar noensteds; hvor som helstgdziekolwiek, gdzieś هرځایی em qualquer parte (pe) undeva; nicăieri; oriunde где-нибудь; нигде niekde, nikde, kdekoľvek kje; nikjer; povsod, kjerkoli igde (nigde, bilo gde) någonstans, var som helst ไม่ว่าที่ใด herhangi bir yer(d)e 無論哪裡 де-небудь, десь کسی جگہ một chỗ nào đó 无论哪里

at any rate

at least. It's a pity it has started to rain, but at any rate we can still enjoy ourselves at the cinema; The Queen is coming to see us – at any rate, that's what John says. wel عَلى كُل حال، مَهْما يَكُن مِن أمْر при всеки случай de qualquer forma v každém případě; aspoň jedenfalls i alle fald; i hvert fald τουλάχιστονal menos vähemalt حداقل؛ دست کم ainakin au/du moins בְּכָל מִקְרֶה किसी भी कीमत पर bilo kako bilo legalábbis paling sedikit að minnsta kosti almeno とにかく 적어도 bent jau katrā ziņā; vismaz sekurang-kurangnya tenminstei alle fall, i hvert fallprzynajmniej لږترلږه pelo menos cel puţin во всяком случае v každom prípade vsaj u svakom slučaju i alla fall (händelser), åtminstone ไม่ว่าอย่างไรก็ตาม hiç olmazsa, en azından 至少，不管怎樣 у всякому разі; принаймні کسی طرح سے dù sao đi nữa 至少，不管怎样

in any case

nevertheless. I don't believe the story but I'll check it in any case. in elk geval عَلى كُل حال، مَهْما يَكُن مِن أمْر въпреки това de qualquer maneira pro každý případ auf jeden Fall i hvert fald; alligevel έτσι κι αλλιώς en cualquier caso, en todo caso igal juhul در هر صورت؛ به هر حال kuitenkin en tout cas, quand même בכל מקרה, בכל אופן जो भी हो za svaki slučaj mindenesetre walaupun demikian samt, þrátt fyrir allt comunque いずれにしても 여하튼 bet kuriuo atveju jebkurā gadījumā bagaimanapun tochi hvert fall, likevel i tak په هر حال، په هر صورت de qualquer maneira în orice caz, totuşi в любом случае v každom prípade vsekakor, vseeno ipak i alla fall, icke desto mindre ไม่ว่าจะเกิดอะไรก็ตาม yine de, bununla beraber 儘管如此 у всякому разі ہر صورت میں bất luận thế nào 无论如何

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

anyway

→ على أَيِّ حال stejně alligevel trotzdem εν πάση περιπτώσει de todos modos joka tapauksessa de toute façon ipak comunque とにかく 어쨌든 hoe dan ook likevel w każdym razie de qualquer maneira как бы то ни было i alla fall อย่างไรก็ตาม neyse dù sao đi nữa 总之

Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

anyway

adv. de todas maneras, de cualquier modo, sea lo que fuera.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012