anyway

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W2S1 [ˈeniweı] adv also anyhow [sentence adverb]

1.) in spite of the fact that you have just mentioned

▪ Catherine wasn't sure the book was the right one, but she bought it anyway.

▪ This idea probably won't work, but let's try it anyway.

2.) used when adding a remark which shows that the fact just mentioned is not important

▪ They didn't have any trainers in my size, and anyway I'd already decided I'd rather save the money.

▪ 'I hope you haven't told anyone. ' 'No. Who would believe me anyway?'

3.) used when adding something that corrects or slightly changes what you have just said

▪ Let's think about it for a while, for a few days anyway.

▪ There seems to have been a technical problem - anyway, that's what they told me.

4.) spoken used when you are ignoring details so that you can talk immediately about the most important thing

▪ He got lost and spent hours looking for the station, and anyway it was past midnight by the time he got home.

▪ Anyway, why didn't you call the police?

5.) spoken used when you are changing the subject of a conversation or returning to a previous subject

▪ Anyway, let's leave that for the moment and look at this month's profit figures.

▪ Anyway, how are things with you?

6.) spoken used when you want to end a conversation or leave a place

▪ Anyway, I must be going now.