anyways

/ˈɛn.iˌweɪz/

adv 2

Collocations

ADJ.

beside, encouraging, good, little, lovely

VERB + ANYWAYS

die, doesn't, get, going, gonna, like, lose, married

ANYWAYS + NOUN

damsel, government

PREP.

off, up, with

ADV.

really

Definitions

adv

In any way or respect, at all.

it behoves them[…]to remove all objects, causes, companies, occasions, as may anyways molest him […].

...we are bound to assert that we never heard either in his public discourses or private conversation, anything that might tend towards encouraging sedition, or anyways insolencing the government

Anyway, anyhow, in any case.

"Anyways," said the damsel, "I am glad punishment followed, and I say so."

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adverb — used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a pre

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

it behoves them[…]to remove all objects, causes, companies, occasions, as may anyways molest him […].

Wiktionary

...we are bound to assert that we never heard either in his public discourses or private conversation, anything that might tend towards encouraging sedition, or anyways insolencing the government

Wiktionary

"Anyways," said the damsel, "I am glad punishment followed, and I say so."

Wiktionary

What kind of lame power is heart, anyways?

Tatoeba · #588294

I knew I shouldn't have done it, but I did it anyways.

Tatoeba · #953500

The bus is empty, but he sits beside me anyways.

Tatoeba · #1365919

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, anyways is marked as informal, rare, US. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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