anyhow

ˈɛnihaʊ

Definition

Definition of anyhow - Reverso English Dictionary

Adverb

mannerin any case or anyway

I don't like it, but I'll do it anyhow.

nevertheless

nonetheless

regardless

despite circumstancesregardless of the current situation

I'm going to the concert anyhow, even if it rains.

anyway

nevertheless

nonetheless

behavior

Rare

in a careless or untidy way

Rare

She threw her clothes on the bed anyhow.

carelessly

haphazardly

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Expressions with anyhow

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anyhow you slice it

exp.

no matter how you look at it

Anyhow you slice it, the results are disappointing.

who cares, anyhow

adv.

expresses indifference or lack of concern about something

We missed the bus, but who cares, anyhow.

Origin of anyhow

Old English, ænig (one) + how (manner)

Terms with anyhow included in their meaning

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leastways

adv.

regardless

anyhow

Examples of anyhow in a sentence

The weather was bad, but they decided to travel anyhow.
I'll finish the project anyhow, no matter what.
She decided to go on the trip anyhow, despite the warnings.
He packed his suitcase anyhow, with clothes sticking out.
The documents were scattered on the desk anyhow.

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French:de toute façon, quand même, ...
German:trotzdem, auf jeden Fall, ...
Italian:comunque, alla rinfusa, ...
Spanish:de todos modos, de cualquier manera, ...
Portuguese:de qualquer forma, ...
Chinese:无论如何, 随意地, ...
Japanese:とにかく, それでも, ...
Arabic:عَلَى أَيِّ حَال, مهما كان, ...
Hebrew:בְּכָל זֹאת, בְּכָל מִקְרֶה, ...
Russian:всё равно, как попало, ...
Ukrainian:все одно, в будь-якому випадку, ...
Hindi:फिर भी, हर हाल में, ...
Bengali:যাই হোক, তবু, ...
Catalan:igualment, de tota manera, ...
Czech:stejně, ledabyle, ...
Danish:alligevel, skødesløst, ...
Dutch:toch, lukraak, ...
Greek:έτσι κι αλλιώς, σε κάθε περίπτωση, ...
Hungarian:mindenesetre, mindenképpen, ...
Khmer:យ៉ាងណាក៏ដោយ, តាមតែចិត្ត, ...
Korean:어쨌든, 아무렇게나, ...
Persian:به هر حال, با این حال, ...
Polish:tak czy inaczej, byle jak, ...
Portuguese (BR):de qualquer forma, de qualquer maneira, ...
Romanian:oricum, la întâmplare, ...
Swedish:ändå, slarvigt, ...
Thai:อย่างไรก็ตาม, ยังไงก็, ...
Turkish:yine de, her şeye rağmen, ...
Vietnamese:dù sao, dẫu sao, ...

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