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anyway
adverb
used
to
say
that
something
happens
or
is
true
in
spite
of
another
thing
that
might
have
stopped
it
or
made
it
unlikely
•
It
was
pouring
with
rain
,
but
the
children
went
outside
anyway
.
It
was
pouring
with
rain
,
but
the
children
went
outside
anyway
.
•
She
felt
exhausted
after
work
,
yet
she
cooked
dinner
anyway
.
She
felt
exhausted
after
work
,
yet
she
cooked
dinner
anyway
.
from
the
phrase
“
in
any
way
”,
first
recorded
in
Middle
English
(
15th
century
);
later
merged
into
the
single
word
“
anyway
”.
adverb
used
to
change
the
subject
,
return
to
a
previous
topic
,
or
continue
after
a
pause
or
interruption
•
Anyway
,
let's
start
the
meeting
.
Anyway
,
let's
start
the
meeting
.
•
We
got
interrupted
by
the
phone
call
;
anyway
,
what
were
you
saying
about
the
trip
?
We
got
interrupted
by
the
phone
call
;
anyway
,
what
were
you
saying
about
the
trip
?
adverb
used
in
questions
for
emphasis
,
meaning
“
at
all
”
or
showing
that
the
answer
is
not
very
important
•
Why
are
you
so
upset
anyway
?
Why
are
you
so
upset
anyway
?
•
Who
told
you
that
secret
anyway
?
Who
told
you
that
secret
anyway
?
