anyhow

English

Etymology

any +‎ how

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈɛn.i.haʊ/, /ˈæn.i.haʊ/

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Adverb

anyhow (not comparable)

1. (manner) In any way or manner whatever.
2. (conjunctive) In any case. 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.

Synonyms

• (in any case): anyway, anyhoo, anywho

Translations

in any way, in any manner

• Bulgarian: както и да е (kakto i da e), така или иначе (taka ili inače)
• Catalan: en qualsevol cas, tot i així
• Dutch: hoe dan ook, in ieder geval
• French: de toute manière (fr)
• German: irgendwie (de)
• Greek: όπως και να έχει (ópos kai na échei)
• Italian: in ogni caso, in ogni modo, in qualche modo, in qualsiasi modo, comunque (it), come capita
• Japanese: とにかく (ja) (tonikaku), 何しろ (なにしろ, nani-shiro)

• Latin: saltem
• Maltese: kulkif
• Persian: در هر حال‏‎, در هر صورت‏‎
• Portuguese: de qualquer modo, de todo modo
• Russian: так и́ли ина́че (ru) (tak íli ináče)
• Spanish: de todas maneras, de todas formas, comoquiera
• Swedish: hur som helst (sv)
• Telugu: ఎలాగైనా (te) (elāgainā)

in any case — see in any case

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Translations to be checked

• Catalan: [1] ^{(please verify)} de qualsevol manera; [2] ^{(please verify)} en fi

• Romanian: ^{(please verify)} oricum

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