"anyhow" in the adverb sense
1. anyhow, anyway, anyways, in any case, at any rate, in any event
used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement anyhow, they're quiet" anyway, it's gone" in any case, there was a brief scuffle"
"Anyhow, he is dead now"
"I think they're asleep
"I don't know what happened to it
"anyway, there is another factor to consider"
"I don't know how it started
"in any event, the government faced a serious protest"
"but at any rate he got a knighthood for it"
2. anyhow, anyway
in any way whatsoever
"they came anyhow they could"
"get it done anyway you can"
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