anyhow
adv. sent.adv. used to add a final point or to change the subject, especially when things have been difficult or confusing. You use it to say 'in any case' or 'regardless of what was just said'.
adv. used to introduce a concluding remark or to shift the topic, often implying that previous details are irrelevant to the current point. Typically placed at the beginning of a clause or sentence.
It was raining, but we went out anyhow.
The meeting was delayed twice, but we started the presentation anyhow.
Though the initial data seemed contradictory, the researchers proceeded with the experiment anyhow, trusting their methodology to reveal the underlying pattern.
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ís? Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Indo-European *h₁oy-no-kós Proto-Germanic *ainagaz Proto-West Germanic *ainag Old English ǣniġ Middle English ani English any Proto-Indo-European *kʷ- Proto-Indo-European *kʷís Proto-Germanic *hwō Old English hū Middle English how English how English anyhow From any + how.