Anyhow

Definitions: Anyhow

Anyhow

Adverb

1. Used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement; "Anyhow, he is dead now"; "I think they're asleep; anyhow, they're quiet"; "I don't know what happened to it; anyway, it's gone"; "anyway, there is another factor to consider"; "I don't know how it started; in any case, there was a brief scuffle"; "in any event, the government faced a serious protest"; "but at any rate he got a knighthood for it".

2. In any way whatsoever; "they came anyhow they could"; "get it done anyway you can".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "anyhow" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1509. (references)

Tips from 1870

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Synonyms: Anyhow

Method

One way or another, anyhow; somehow or other; (instrumentality); by way of; via; in transitu; on the high road to.

Neglect

Adverb: negligently; Adjective: hand over head, anyhow; in an unguarded moment; (unexpectedly); per incuriam.

Crosswords: Anyhow

Word is Wayne's terminal anyhow. (Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker; writing credit: Bob Kane; Paul Dini)

Might have anyhow if I wasn't tryin' to figure out what that fella's got on his head. (El Dorado; writing credit: Leigh Brackett)

Your friends maybe, but anyhow we are all ok. (Trecatoarele iubiri; writing credit: Malvina Ursianu)

We're gonna do it anyhow, anyhow! (Shock Treatment; writing credit: Richard O'Brien; Jim Sharman)

Oh, your damn thoughts don't go north of your neck anyhow! (Predatori di Atlantide, I; writing credit: Tito Carpi; Vincenzo Mannino)

'n' Mama said it was shame about Billy Joe, anyhow ("Ode to Billy Joe"; performing artist: Bobbie Gentry)

And I don't know what to say to you but I'll smile anyhow (Hunter; performing artist: Dido)

But if you choose it, anyhow, (If You Can Do Anything Else; performing artist: George Strait)

We gonna do this anyhow (No Matta What (Party All Night); performing artist: Toya)

He Married Her Anyhow (1914)

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Books

• Anyhow (reference)

• Anyhow, I'm Glad I Tried (reference)

• Anyway Anyhow Anywhere (reference)

• Hallelujah Anyhow (reference)

• How to Go to Work When Your Husband Is Against It, Your Children Aren't Old Enough, and There's Nothing You Can Do Anyhow, (reference)

  (more book examples)

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Well, it's good to be missed anyhow. Credit: Library of Congress.

He's started, anyhow. Credit: Library of Congress.

Whaddya think I'm in this business for, anyhow!. Credit: Library of Congress.

Anyhow we have champagne programs even if we have only beer allowances!. Credit: Library of Congress.

Anyhow the kid will have a brand new Congress to help him along!. Credit: Library of Congress.

Well, anyhow, the tension is relieved. Credit: Library of Congress.

Ain't kicking on luck anyhow. Credit: Library of Congress.

Polly and her pals. "Everybudy swears off somethin' fer New Years', ad' besides Paw smokes too much anyhow!". Credit: Library of Congress.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Let us have the story anyhow.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Expression using "anyhow": things are all anyhow. Additional references.

Albanian

në çdo mënyrë (anyway, anywise, by all means, every inch, howsoever), gjithsesi (by all means, in any case), dosido (anyway). (various references)

Arabic 

‏مع ذاك, ‏بأية حال (anyway, aught). (various references)

Bulgarian 

как да е (any old, nohow, patchily), във всеки случай (at all events, at any rate, leastwise, whether or no), отгоре-отгоре (sketchily), по никакъв начин (noway, nowise). (various references)

Chinese 

無論如何 (anyway, whatever), � 论如何 (Anyway, Anyways), 反正 (anyway, in any case). (various references)

Czech

v každém případì (anyway, at all events, by all odds, in any case, in any event), stejnì (alike, anyway, as it is, ditto, equally, even so, evenly, in the same way, just the same, though), nedbale (carelessly, casually, negligently, offhandedly, recklessly), nìjak (anywise, somehow), lajdácky, jakkoli (altigraph, anyway, as, however, much as), beztak. (various references)

Farsi 

درهرصورت (Anyway, Ever), بهرحال (Anyway, However, Though), بهرجهت (Though), بنوعی . (various references)

Finnish

ainakin (at any rate, at least, at the least), ainakaan (at any rate, at least, at the least). (various references)

French

quand même (anyway), n'importe comment (anyway), de toute façon (anyway, at any rate, by and large, in any case, in any event). (various references)

German

trotzdem (all the same, even so, just the same, nevertheless, nonetheless, notwithstanding, though, yet), sowieso (anyway, in any case). (various references)

Greek 

οπωσδήποτε (anyway, however, howsoever, soever, somehow, someway). (various references)

Hebrew 

ממילא (by itself, in any case, obviously), מכל מקום (at any rate, in any case, yet), מכל בחי� �" (anywise, at any rate, in any case), על כל פ� ים (at all events, at any rate), בין כך ובין כך (all the same, anyway), בין כ�" וכ�" (meantime, meanwhile), בלאו �"כי (as it is, even so, in any case), בכל אפן (anyway, at any rate, in any case). (various references)

Hungarian

valahogyan (anyway, anywise, somehow, someway). (various references)

Indonesian

bagaimanapun juga (at any rate, somehow). (various references)

Italian

a ogni modo (be that as it may), tuttavia (but, however, nevertheless, notwithstanding, still, though, yet), non importa come, in qualunque modo (how), in ogni caso (in any case, whatever the circumstances), comunque (anyway, be that as it may, even so, however, howsoever, in any case, though). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

何しろ (anyway, at any rate, in any case), 何れにしても (at all events, in any case), 何れ (anyway, at any rate, let me see, now, well, where, which, who), 何とか (one way or another, somehow), 兎�' (anyway, be apt to, generally speaking, in any case, many, somehow or other, this and that), 兎に�' (anyway, at any rate, generally speaking, in any case, somehow or other), 兎にも�'にも (anyway, generally speaking, in any case, somehow or other), 兎や�' (all kinds of this, anyway, generally speaking, in any case, somehow or other, this and that), 兎も�'も (anyway, generally speaking, in any case, somehow or other), 兎も�' (anyway, generally speaking, in any case, somehow or other), 兎も有れ (in any case), 孰れ (anyway, at any rate, where, which, who), 孰 (anyway, at any rate, where, which, who), と�"べて (after all, at all, at any rate, at best, at most, by all means, compared with, in any case, it cannot be helped, kindly, please, somehow or other, there is a possibility, there is a tendency, there is no other way, what's the best thing to do?, What's the matter?, What's wrong?). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

なにしろ (anyway, at any rate, in any case), な�"とか (one way or another, somehow), どうせ (after all, at all, at any rate, at best, at most, in any case), いずれにしても (at all events, in any case), いずれ (anyway, at any rate, where, which, who), とにかく (anyway, at any rate, generally speaking, in any case, somehow or other), とにもかくにも (anyway, generally speaking, in any case, somehow or other), とかく (anyway, be apt to, generally speaking, in any case, many, somehow or other, this and that), とやかく (all kinds of this, anyway, generally speaking, in any case, somehow or other, this and that), ともかくも (anyway, generally speaking, in any case, somehow or other), ともかく (anyway, generally speaking, in any case, somehow or other), ともあれ (in any case). (various references)

Manx

ansherbee (anyrate, anyway, however), aght erbee (anyway). (various references)

Pig Latin

anyhoway

Portuguese

negligentemente (backward, mine), de todo jeito (by means of), de qualquer maneira (anyway, anywise, at any rate, however, howsoever, in the event of, rain or shine, somehow, someway), casualmente (haphazard). (various references)

Romanian

oricând (always, whenever, whensoever), la întâmplare (aimlessly, anyway, anywise, at a venture, haply, wild), fãrã grijã (secure), de loc (any, at all, local, never, nohow, not a bit, not a tinker's damn, not at all, not in the least, not it the least degree, not nearly, nothing, the deuce a bit, the devil a bit), cum se nimereşte (anyway, anywise), în orice caz (anyway, anywise, at all, at all events, at any rate, but, in any case), în dezordine (hugger mugger, littery, out of order, scattered, upside down). (various references)

Russian 

как-нибудь (somehow). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

u svakom slučaju (anyway, case: in any case, event: at all events, event: in any event, means: by all means, rate: at any rate), svakako (course: of course, surely). (various references)

Spanish

de todos modos (anyway, at any rate, however, in any case), de todas maneras (anyway, at any rate), de cualquier modo (anyway, anywise, haphazard, higgledy-piggledy, in any event), de cualquier manera (anyway, in any event). (various references)

Swedish

i varje fall (anyway, at all events, at any rate, for some reason or other, in any case, in any event, leastways, leastwise), hur som helst (anyway), alltnog (in short). (various references)

Thai

กร�"ีใ�"ๆ, อย่างไม่ระมั�"ระวัง (hit and miss). (various references)

Turkish

ne olursa olsun (any old thing, at all events, at any rate, in any case, in any event, irregardless of, rain or shine, regardless), nasıl olsa (anyway), herhalde (in any case, leastwise, presumably, presumedly), her nasılsa (for some reason, however, somehow). (various references)

Ukranian 

як-небудь (anyway, pell mell, pellmell, so and so, some time, somehow), якимсь чином (anywise, someway, someways), що б там не було (anyway, at any price), так чи інакше (in any event), в усякому разі (anyway, at any rate), ніяким чином (in no wise, nohow, noway, noways, nowise), ніяк (any, never, nohow, noway, noways), абияк (anyway, carelessly, helter-skelter, hit or miss, negligently), будь-яким способом (by all means). (various references)

Misspellings

"Anyhow" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: anybo, anyho, anyo, any'ow, Ayrhoh, azygos, enyow, Naigow. (additional references)

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-1 letter: noway.

-2 letters: ahoy, awny, hoya, hwan, wany, whoa, yawn.

-3 letters: any, awn, hao, haw, hay, hon, how, hoy, nah, naw, nay, noh, now, own, wan, way, wha, who, why, won, wyn, yah, yaw, yon, yow.

-4 letters: ah, an, aw, ay, ha, ho, na, no, oh, on, ow, oy, wo, ya, yo.

+4 letters: shantytown, womanishly.

+5 letters: shantytowns, thankworthy, unseaworthy.

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