Meaning

5 senses

  1. (conjunctive, not comparable)Regardless; anyhow.

    He didn't enjoy washing his car, but it was so dirty that he did it anyway.

    trotzdem, ohnehin

    несмотря́ на [что́-либо], всё равно́vsjo ravnó

  2. (not comparable)Used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement. See anyhow and at least.

    I don't think that's true. I haven't found any evidence, anyway.

    auf jeden Fall, jedenfalls

    в любо́м слу́чаеv ljubóm slúčaje, так и́ли и́на́чеtak íli ínáče, во вся́ком слу́чаеvo vsjákom slúčaje

    так чи іна́кшеtak čy inákše, в уся́кому ра́зіv usjákomu rázi

    used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement

  3. (not comparable)Used to indicate a change of subject.

    wie auch immer

    кста́тиkstáti, ла́дноládno

  4. (not comparable)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).

  5. (not comparable, obsolete)In any way.

    in any way whatsoever

Examples

751 sentences

  1. She wanted to go out anyway.

    Вони все одно хотіла вийти.

    ruОна всё равно хотела пойти.

    deSie wollte sowieso ausgehen.

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  2. What's that made out of anyway?

    У будь-якому разі, з чого це зроблено?

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  3. What are we looking for anyway?

    А що взагалі ми шукаємо?

    ruА что мы вообще ищем?

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  4. Tom was going to tell Mary anyway.

    Том все одно збирався сказати Мері.

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  5. Mary is too young for me anyway.

    Мері для мене замолода у будь-якому разі.

    deMary ist sowieso zu jung für mich.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement:
Русский
By meaning 3
regardless:
used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement:
used to indicate change of subject:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
regardless:
used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement:
used to indicate change of subject:

Origin

From any + way.

From any + way.

Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Synonyms

9 synonyms
anywiseanyroadany road upany old way
Close in meaning

Collocations

5 patterns
  • do that anyway
  • find out anyway
  • came came anyway
  • matter anyway
  • came anyway

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
anythingA1anytimeanywaysanywhereA2
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