anyhow
part of speech
adverb
meaning for a pupil
1) Anyway; used to go back to the main point or to say something is true whatever happened: «Anyhow, we got home safely.» tree →
2) In spite of something: «It was raining, but we went anyhow.» tree →
3) (informal) Carelessly, in no order: «clothes thrown down anyhow». tree →
4) Anyhow can also mean in any way at all, or by any means. tree →
sense in the lessons
In everyday speech and stories «anyhow» moves the talk on or shows a decision does not change. Phrases: «anyhow, …», «do it anyhow», «just anyhow».
examples
- Anyhow, that's enough about my holiday — how was yours? tree →
- The shop was shut, but we didn't need milk anyhow. tree →
- She was tired, but she finished her homework anyhow. tree →
- He threw his school bag down anyhow and ran outside. tree →
- I don't know how it got broken; anyhow, we need a new one. tree →
- It's too late to go swimming anyhow. tree →
- The books were piled up anyhow on the floor. tree →
- There was no freeing it anyhow. tree →
note
Means almost the same as «anyway», which is more common. Not «anyhows». Do not mix up with «any how» written as two words (rare). It changes nothing in the numbers of a maths problem.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «anyhow» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.