Any way
in any case; anyhow; nonetheless; regardless:
Whether you like it or not, I’m going anyway.
(used to continue or resume the thread of a story or account):
Anyway, we finally found a plumber who could come right over.
adverb
in any case; at any rate; nevertheless; anyhow
in a careless or haphazard manner
Usually any way. in any manner; by any means
adv.
1560s, any way “in any manner;” variant any ways (with adverbial genitive) attested from c.1560. One-word form predominated from 1830s. As an adverbial conjunction, from 1859. Middle English in this sense had ani-gates “in any way, somehow” (c.1400).
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in, at, or to any place. to any extent; to some degree: Does my answer come anywhere near the right one? any place or direction: They knew the attack could come from anywhere. get anywhere, to achieve success: You’ll never get anywhere with that attitude! adverb in, at, or to any place get anywhere, to […]
- Anywheres
. in, at, or to any place. to any extent; to some degree: Does my answer come anywhere near the right one? any place or direction: They knew the attack could come from anywhere. get anywhere, to achieve success: You’ll never get anywhere with that attitude! Historical Examples Why, tub-be sure, man, what ‘ud hinder […]
- Anywhere
in, at, or to any place. to any extent; to some degree: Does my answer come anywhere near the right one? any place or direction: They knew the attack could come from anywhere. get anywhere, to achieve success: You’ll never get anywhere with that attitude! Contemporary Examples Depending on the subject matter, it takes Fox […]
- Any which way
one, a, an, or some; one or more without specification or identification: If you have any witnesses, produce them. Pick out any six you like. whatever or whichever it may be: cheap at any price. in whatever quantity or number, great or small; some: Do you have any butter? every; all: Any schoolboy would know […]
- Anywise
in any way or respect. Historical Examples This spur is one of the few points from which the mass of the Mont Cervin is in anywise approachable. The Stones of Venice, Volume I (of 3) John Ruskin This did not shew that he cared much for our presence, or was in anywise interested in it. […]