/ˈen.i.weɪ/
Translation
Used to return to the main point, or to mean whatever else is true.
Word origin
From any plus way, first meaning in any way at all.
- Origin
- Middle English
- Root
- any way
Examples
, .
Here "anyway" brings the talk back to the main point.
raining, .
"Anyway" means we went out even so.
, .
Here "anyway" means "in any case".
Where this fits
Used in
Stories
(5)Grammar articles
(5)Discourse markers in English: well, anyway, actually, mind you and by the way
Future continuous and future perfect in English: will be doing vs will have done
Modals of deduction in English: must be, might be, could be and can't be
Participle clauses in English: -ing and -ed clauses, and the dangling participle trap
Question tags in English: the mirror rule, aren't I, and tags after let's and imperatives
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