Meaning
2 senses(not comparable, rare)In any way or respect, at all.
(Canada, Philippines, US, conjunctive, informal, not comparable)Anyway, anyhow, in any case.
More definitions
- used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
Examples
107 sentencesI have to get up anyways.
deIch muss sowieso aufstehen.
I knew I shouldn't have done it, but I did it anyways.
ruЯ знал, что мне не стоит этого делать, но всё равно сделал.
Tom did it anyways.
deTom hat es trotzdem getan.
How do you define happiness anyways?
У будь-якому разі, як дати визначення щастю?
Anyways, that's not that important.
У будь-якому разі, це не так вже й важливо.
Origin
From any + adverbial genitive of way (compare always).From any + adverbial genitive of way (compare always).
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Synonyms
5 synonymsClose in meaning
- used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement:anyhowanywayin any caseat any ratein any event