anyway

== English == === Alternative forms === (chiefly Canada, US) anyways === Etymology === From any +‎ way. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɛniweɪ/ === Adverb === anyway (not comparable) (conjunctive) Regardless; anyhow. [from 19th c.] Used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement. See anyhow and at least. [from 19th c.] Used to indicate a change of subject. Used at the end of a question for emphasis, or to direct the conversation to something of more broad importance (compare with more to the point). (obsolete) In any way. [16th–19th c.] ==== Synonyms ==== anywise, anyroad, any road up, any old way; see also Thesaurus:regardless ==== Derived terms ==== the grapes are sour anyway ==== Translations ==== == Danish == === Etymology === English anyway === Adverb === anyway Used to indicate a change of topic. ==== Synonyms ==== hvorom alting er (slightly formal) == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from English anyway. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈeniwei/ [ˈe.ni.wei̯] Rhymes: -eniwei Syllabification: a‧ny‧way === Adverb === anyway (colloquial, US, Puerto Rico) anyway Synonym: de todos modos === Further reading === “anyway”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010