"in any way, shape, or form" meaning in English

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Adverb

Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} in any way, shape, or form (not comparable)
  1. (idiomatic) In any way at all; whatsoever. Tags: idiomatic, not-comparable Synonyms: in any way, shape or form, in no way, shape, or form Translations (in any way at all): jakýmkoliv způsobem (Czech), millään tavalla tai missään muodossa (Finnish), in jeglicher Form (German), på noen som helst måte (Norwegian), в любы́х фо́рмах (v ljubýx fórmax) (Russian)

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