"anyways" meaning in English

See anyways in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: /ˈɛn.iˌweɪz/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-anyways.wav , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-anyways.wav
Etymology: From any + adverbial genitive of way (compare always). Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} anyways (not comparable)
  1. (rare) In any way or respect, at all. Tags: not-comparable, rare
    Sense id: en-anyways-en-adv-7HWTci8v
  2. (conjunctive, informal, chiefly Canada, US, Philippines) Anyway, anyhow, in any case. Tags: Canada, Philippines, US, conjunctive, informal, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-anyways-en-adv-DMGEb2kl Categories (other): American English, Canadian English, Philippine English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 78 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 11 89 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 22 78
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: anyway
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
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        {
          "ref": "1624, Democritus Junior [pseudonym; Robert Burton], The Anatomy of Melancholy: […], 2nd edition, Oxford, Oxfordshire: […] John Lichfield and James Short, for Henry Cripps, →OCLC, partition II, section 2, member 6, subsection ii:",
          "text": "it behoves them[…]to remove all objects, causes, companies, occasions, as may anyways molest him […].",
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          "ref": "1851, Church Wardens of Burlington, “The Church Wardens &c. of Burlington to the Honourable Society. Burlington, 28th, 1715”, in Collections of the Protestant Episcopal Historical Society, volume 1, →OCLC, page 76:",
          "text": "...we are bound to assert that we never heard either in his public discourses or private conversation, anything that might tend towards encouraging sedition, or anyways insolencing the government",
          "type": "quote"
        }
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        "In any way or respect, at all."
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        "(rare) In any way or respect, at all."
      ],
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          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
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          "American English"
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          "Anyway",
          "anyway"
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          "anyhow",
          "anyhow"
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        "(conjunctive, informal, chiefly Canada, US, Philippines) Anyway, anyhow, in any case."
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        "Canada",
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        "not-comparable"
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    "English lemmas",
    "English uncomparable adverbs",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
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        "In any way or respect, at all."
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        "(rare) In any way or respect, at all."
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          "anyhow",
          "anyhow"
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