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anyway (oh)



in spite of the fact that you have just mentioned
::Catherine wasn't sure the book was the right one, but she bought it anyway.
::This idea probably won't work, but let's try it anyway.
used when adding a remark which shows that the fact just mentioned is not important
::They didn't have any trainers in my size, and anyway I'd already decided I'd rather save the money.
::'I hope you haven't told anyone. ' 'No. Who would believe me anyway?'
used when adding something that corrects or slightly changes what you have just said
::Let's think about it for a while, for a few days anyway.
::There seems to have been a technical problem - anyway, that's what they told me.
spoken used when you are ignoring details so that you can talk immediately about the most important thing
::He got lost and spent hours looking for the station, and anyway it was past midnight by the time he got home.
::Anyway, why didn't you call the police?
spoken used when you are changing the subject of a conversation or returning to a previous subject
::Anyway, let's leave that for the moment and look at this month's profit figures.
::Anyway, how are things with you?
spoken used when you want to end a conversation or leave a place
::Anyway, I must be going now.