anyhow
Collocations
4ADJ.
all, asleep, dead, late, open, quiet
VERB + ANYHOW
box, couldn't, get, go, going, gossiping, thrown, wants
ANYHOW + NOUN
hair, i'm, it's, lunch, re, sia, truth
PREP.
in, out
Definitions
adv
In any way or manner whatever.
In any case. 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.
Without care or tidiness; recklessly, negligently or randomly.
It was a woman’s clothing, beyond a doubt, all thrown in anyhow, — as if the person who had placed it there had been in a desperate hurry.
Thoughtlessly, randomly, without careful consideration.
Compare Hokkien 亂/乱 (loān) and 四散 (sì-sòaⁿ).
No lah! Don’t anyhow say! But you also look so different, Vasoo. First time I’ve seen you without your uniform!
adj
Random, careless, offhand, disorderly; done without thought or consideration.
Rabak, to refer to something messed up: Eh bro, your hairdresser anyhow sia, your hair damn rabak.
Even the newspaper recommendation oso anyhow one.
Thesaurus
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
6Anyhow, he is dead now.
WiktionaryI think they’re asleep; anyhow, they’re quiet.
WiktionaryIt was a woman’s clothing, beyond a doubt, all thrown in anyhow, — as if the person who had placed it there had been in a desperate hurry.
WiktionaryRabak, to refer to something messed up: Eh bro, your hairdresser anyhow sia, your hair damn rabak.
WiktionaryEven the newspaper recommendation oso anyhow one.
WiktionaryI'm feeling ill, but I intend to go out anyhow.
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