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an⋅y⋅way
[en-ee-wey] 
iˌweɪ
–adverb
| 1. | in any case; anyhow; nonetheless; regardless: Whether you like it or not, I'm going anyway. |
| 2. | (used to continue or resume the thread of a story or account): Anyway, we finally found a plumber who could come right over. |
Usage note:
The adverb anyway is spelled as one word: It was snowing hard, but we drove to the play anyway. The two-word phrase any way means “in any manner”: Finish the job any way you choose. If the words “in the” can be substituted for “any,” the two-word phrase is called for: Finish the job in the way you choose. If the substitution cannot be made, the spelling is anyway.
The adverb anyway is spelled as one word: It was snowing hard, but we drove to the play anyway. The two-word phrase any way means “in any manner”: Finish the job any way you choose. If the words “in the” can be substituted for “any,” the two-word phrase is called for: Finish the job in the way you choose. If the substitution cannot be made, the spelling is anyway.
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Anyway
A"ny*way\, Anyways \A"ny*ways\, adv. Anywise; at all. --Tennyson. Southey.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : anyway
Spanish:
de todas formas, en cualquier caso,
German:
jedenfalls,
Japanese:
とにかく
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