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ANYWAY
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
anyway (not comparable)
(conjunctive) Regardless; anyhow. [from 19th c.]
Used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement. See anyhow and at least. [from 19th c.]
Used to indicate a change of subject.
Used at the end of a question for emphasis, or to direct the conversation to something of more broad importance (compare with more to the point).
(obsolete) In any way. [16th-19th c.]
Synonyms
• anywise, anyroad, any road up, any old way
Source: Wiktionary
A"ny*way, A"ny*ways, adv.
Definition: Anywise; at all. Tennyson. Southey.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) the condition of belonging to a particular place or group by virtue of social or ethnic or cultural lineage; “his roots in Texas go back a long way”; “he went back to Sweden to search for his roots”; “his music has African roots”
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