anyhow

adv.

1. In whatever way or manner; however: I'll cook it anyhow you like. They came anyhow they could-by boat, train, or plane.
2. In a careless way; haphazardly: clothes stuffed anyhow into the suitcase.
3. 1. In any case; at least: I think they're asleep; anyhow, they're quiet.
   2. Nevertheless: It sounds crazy, but I believe it anyhow.

IN BRIEF: adv. - Used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement; In any way whatsoever.

All poetry is difficult to read - The sense of it anyhow. — Robert Browning, Source: The Ring and the Book

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The adverb has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: 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"
  Synonyms: anyway, in any case, at any rate, in any event

Meaning #2: in any way whatsoever
  Synonym: anyway

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Dansk (Danish)
adv. - på en hvilken som helst måde, alligevel

Nederlands (Dutch)
hoe dan ook, slordig

Français (French)
adv. - n'importe comment, comme, aucun, de quelque façon, dans tous les cas, en tous les cas, de toute façon

Deutsch (German)
adv. - sowieso, jedenfalls, irgendwie

Ελληνική (Greek)
adv. - οπωσδήποτε, όπως (και) να 'χει, έτσι κι αλλιώς, εν πάση περιπτώσει, με κάθε τρόπο

Italiano (Italian)
ad ogni modo, comunque

Português (Portuguese)
adv. - de qualquer maneira, casualmente, em qualquer caso

Русский (Russian)
во что бы то ни стало, в любом случае, во всяком случае

Español (Spanish)
adv. - de cualquier modo, de cualquier manera, de todos modos, de todas maneras

Svenska (Swedish)
adv. - på något sätt, i alla fall

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
总之, 无论如何

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adv. - 總之, 無論如何

한국어 (Korean)
adv. - 어떻게든지, 어차피, 되는 데로

日本語 (Japanese)
adv. - とにかく, どうしても, いいかげんに

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(ظرف) على أيه حال, بأيه حال, كيفما اتفق‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adv. - ‮איכשהו, בדרך כלשהי, בכל זאת, בכל אופן, בין כך ובין כך, מכל מקום‬

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