ANYHOW

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

(adverb) 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

(adverb) in any way whatsoever; “they came anyhow they could”; “get it done anyway you can”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adverb

anyhow (not comparable)

(manner) In any way or manner whatever.

(conjunctive) In any case. Used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement.

Synonyms

• (in any case): anyway, anyhoo, anywho; see also regardless

Anagrams

• anywho

Source: Wiktionary


A"ny*how`, adv.

Definition: In any way or manner whatever; at any rate; in any event. Anyhow, it must be acknowledged to be not a simple selforiginated error. J. H. Newman. Anyhow, the languages of the two nations were closely allied. E. A. Freeman.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

22 February 2025

ANALYSIS

(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’


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