anyway

adverb

any·​way ˈe-nē-ˌwā How to pronounce anyway (audio)
1
: in any way whatever : anywise
2
: in any case : without regard to other considerations : anyhow
She knew it was dangerous, but she did it anyway.
3
: as an additional consideration or thought
We don't need a new car, and anyway, we can't afford one.

Examples of anyway in a Sentence

The road got worse, but they kept going anyway. I didn't expect her to say “yes,” but I asked her anyway. It makes no difference what we say. She's going to do what she wants anyway. He's far from perfect, but she loves him anyway.
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Tanking might be impossible anyway considering how Ersson has played lately. Kevin Kurz, The Athletic, 9 Feb. 2025 But old computers don’t necessarily make for bad infrastructure, and government infrastructure isn’t always old anyway. Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 7 Feb. 2025 Newsom was reportedly not invited to meet Trump at the airport but showed up anyway. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025 The May 2023 memo argued that companies would never pay for generative AI when there were open-source options out there – and those models were often better anyway. Jackie Snow, Quartz, 3 Feb. 2025 See all Example Sentences for anyway 

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of anyway was in the 14th century

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“Anyway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anyway. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.

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anyway

adverb
any·​way ˈen-ē-ˌwā How to pronounce anyway (audio)
: anyhow

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