See anyhow on Wiktionary
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"ref": "1897, Richard Marsh, The Beetle:",
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"Terms with Bulgarian translations",
"Terms with Catalan translations",
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"Terms with Esperanto translations",
"Terms with Finnish translations",
"Terms with French translations",
"Terms with German translations",
"Terms with Greek translations",
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"In any way or manner whatever."
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"(manner) In any way or manner whatever."
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{
"text": "Anyhow, he is dead now.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"text": "I think they’re asleep; anyhow, they’re quiet.",
"type": "example"
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"In any case. Used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement."
],
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"In any case",
"in any case"
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"indicate",
"indicate"
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[
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"(conjunctive) In any case. Used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement."
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"not-comparable"
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"ref": "1897, Richard Marsh, The Beetle:",
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"type": "quote"
}
],
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[
"tidiness",
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[
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[
"randomly",
"randomly"
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"ipa": "/ˈɛn.i.haʊ/",
"tags": [
"US"
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},
{
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"tags": [
"US"
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},
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},
{
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],
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{
"sense": "in any way or manner, carelessly",
"word": "any old how"
},
{
"sense": "in any case",
"word": "anyway"
},
{
"word": "anyhoo"
},
{
"word": "anywho"
},
{
"word": "regardless"
}
],
"translations": [
{
"code": "eu",
"lang": "Basque",
"sense": "in any way, in any manner",
"word": "edonola"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "kakto i da e",
"sense": "in any way, in any manner",
"word": "както и да е"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "taka ili inače",
"sense": "in any way, in any manner",
"word": "така или иначе"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "in any way, in any manner",
"word": "en qualsevol cas"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "in any way, in any manner",
"word": "de qualsevol manera"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "in any way, in any manner",
"word": "tot i així"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "in any way, in any manner",
"word": "hoe dan ook"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "in any way, in any manner",
"word": "in ieder geval"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "in any way, in any manner",
"word": "iel"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "in any way, in any manner",
"word": "miten tahansa"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "in any way, in any manner",
"word": "tavalla tai toisella"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "in any way, in any manner",
"word": "keinolla millä hyvänsä"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "in any way, in any manner",
"word": "de toute manière"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "in any way, in any manner",
"word": "de toute façon"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "in any way, in any manner",
"word": "en tout cas"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "in any way, in any manner",
"word": "irgendwie"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "ópos kai na échei",
"sense": "in any way, in any manner",
"word": "όπως και να έχει"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "b'chol ófen",
"sense": "in any way, in any manner",
"word": "בְּכָל אֹפֶן"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "in any way, in any manner",
"word": "akárhogy"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "in any way, in any manner",
"word": "akárhogyan"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "in any way, in any manner",
"word": "bárhogy"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "in any way, in any manner",
"word": "bárhogyan"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "in any way, in any manner",
"word": "in ogni caso"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "in any way, in any manner",
"word": "in ogni modo"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "in any way, in any manner",
"word": "in qualche modo"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "in any way, in any manner",
"word": "in qualsiasi modo"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "in any way, in any manner",
"word": "comunque"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "in any way, in any manner",
"word": "come capita"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "tonikaku",
"sense": "in any way, in any manner",
"word": "とにかく"
},
{
"alt": "なにしろ",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "nani-shiro",
"sense": "in any way, in any manner",
"word": "何しろ"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "in any way, in any manner",
"word": "saltem"
},
{
"code": "mt",
"lang": "Maltese",
"sense": "in any way, in any manner",
"word": "kulkif"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "in any way, in any manner",
"word": "ahakoa he aha"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"sense": "in any way, in any manner",
"word": "در هر حال"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"sense": "in any way, in any manner",
"word": "در هر صورت"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "in any way, in any manner",
"word": "jakkolwiek"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "in any way, in any manner",
"word": "w jakikolwiek sposób"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "in any way, in any manner",
"word": "de qualquer modo"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "in any way, in any manner",
"word": "de todo modo"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "tak íli ináče",
"sense": "in any way, in any manner",
"word": "так и́ли ина́че"
},
{
"code": "sa",
"lang": "Sanskrit",
"roman": "samaha",
"sense": "in any way, in any manner",
"word": "समह"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "in any way, in any manner",
"word": "de todas maneras"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "in any way, in any manner",
"word": "de todas formas"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "in any way, in any manner",
"word": "comoquiera"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "in any way, in any manner",
"word": "al tuntún"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "in any way, in any manner",
"word": "al voleo"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "in any way, in any manner",
"word": "sin ton ni son"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "in any way, in any manner",
"word": "hur som helst"
},
{
"code": "te",
"lang": "Telugu",
"roman": "elāgainā",
"sense": "in any way, in any manner",
"word": "ఎలాగైనా"
}
],
"word": "anyhow"
}
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