Definition of "anyway" []

• In any way or manner whatever: Get the job done anyway you can. (adverb)
• In any case; at least: I don't know if it was lost or stolen; anyway, it's gone. (adverb)
• Nevertheless; regardless: It was raining but they played the game anyway. (adverb)
• In any case; at any rate; nevertheless; anyhow (adverb)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• In a careless or haphazard manner (adverb)
• Usually any way. in any manner; by any means (adverb)

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• "Maybe what those sued should do being that they cannot win anyway is lay down in court so to speak."
• "Further 1051 E, E. 1, E. 2 states the State of AZ, subdivisions, and agencies MAY NOT be prohibited in anyway from the sharing of a citizens info with theFeds."
• "Calling sounds like rain or thunder white noise is somewhat of a misnomer, but the makers of downloadable apps and sleep machines use the term anyway."