anyway
used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,489 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 6,835 times across 155,370 chapters — 0.003% of every word in the library.
What it means
adverb
- used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement also: anyhow, anyways, in any case, at any rate, in any event Anyhow, he is dead nowI think they're asleep; anyhow, they're quiet
- in any way whatsoever also: anyhow they came anyhow they couldget it done anyway you can
anyway in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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There's no telling what girls will do anyway.
The Dutch Twins · Lucy Fitch Perkins · Chapter 1
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He was not really uncle anyway to Gloria, being merely her kind, good-natured, easily-coaxed guardian.
Gloria and Treeless Street · Annie Hamilton Donnell · Chapter 1
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No one paid any attention to Kiki Aru, because he didn't amount to anything, anyway.
The Magic of Oz · L. Frank (Lyman Frank) Baum · Chapter 1
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They all said in college that I talked the darnedest hash in the class, anyway.
The Courage of the Commonplace · Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews · Chapter 1
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But I'm going down to see him, anyway, for I must give him an accounting of the money taken in this afternoon.
The High School Boys' Canoe Club · H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock · Chapter 1