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Meanings of anyhow in English

Portuguese
em todo o caso

Used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement; anyhow, they're quiet"; anyway, it's gone"; in any case, there was a brief scuffle"

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Usage of anyhow in English
1
In effect, it shut the field against simple merit; anyhow, discouraged it.
The Romance of a Pro-Consul / Being the Personal Life and Memoir...
2
The cab starts; the deserted husband drifts desolately anyhow down the street.
Miss or Mrs.?
3
Really when you think about it what is seven per cent anyhow?
Jamaica Observer
4
But it happened anyhow; I suppose the way those things always happen.
The Breaking Point
5
The lid went on anyhow while we were waiting in the hall.
Boycotted, and Other Stories
6
That was what everybody would say anyhow, no matter what he said.
Native son
7
In the first place, I have no business in this machine, anyhow.
The Boy Allies in the Balkan Campaign; Or, the Struggle to Save ...
8
But Lindstrom just shoves the wood in anyhow, all over the place.
The South Pole; an account of the Norwegian Antarctic expedition...
9
But that is incidental vanity at the worst; he goes on anyhow.
The New Machiavelli
10
If we can't stop her, we'll be looking at our deaths anyhow.
Darkest Mercy
11
I hope all will be well; but it must be done anyhow.
With Lee in Virginia: A Story of the American Civil War
12
I hope you will suffer; it makes you seem more human anyhow.
Nobody's Man
13
I loved her once, I guess; anyhow I wanted her badly enough.
My Lady of Doubt
14
A shot in the arm will shut your mouth till morning anyhow.
The Lady Doc
15
It was more or less a settled custom in the West, anyhow.
Jack of the Pony Express; Or, The Young Rider of the Mountain Tr...
16
She was likely right, but I waded in anyhow, stomping and kicking.
Savage
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Anyhow through the time
Anyhow across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common
Ireland
Rare