Without care or tidiness; recklessly, negligently or randomly.
Without care or tidiness; recklessly, negligently or randomly.
"anyhow" means: Without care or tidiness; recklessly, negligently or randomly.. This is a fairly neutral word with no inherent risk attached. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than something dangerous. If your child uses it, context will usually make the meaning clear. A brief, curious question about where they heard it is generally enough to know whether to follow up.
"anyhow" means: Without care or tidiness; recklessly, negligently or randomly.. Register: neutral, standard English, usable in most everyday contexts. A common non-native mistake is to use the word in the wrong register, or to assume one fixed meaning when it is actually polysemous; always check the surrounding register and the audience before producing it yourself. In formal writing, prefer a neutral synonym or a short descriptive phrase, and use this word only when you have heard or read it being used naturally in a comparable context.
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"anyhow" means: Without care or tidiness; recklessly, negligently or randomly.. This is a fairly neutral word with no inherent risk attached. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than something dangerous. If your child uses it, context will usually make the meaning clear. A brief, curious question about where they heard it is generally enough to know whether to follow up.
Slang is read by different audiences for very different reasons. The For parents view re-explains the term in plain, non-judgemental language so a caregiver can understand what their child means without needing the surrounding subculture. The For English learners view focuses on register (when it's safe to use), formal alternatives, and common mistakes — what a textbook won't teach you.
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Lots of reasons to buy my children's book. Love the Highlands? Love the seaside? Dreaming of summer holidays? What to get them for May birthdays? Here's a blog-post about it, anyhow. georgehharris.blogspot.com/2024/12…
(manner) In any way or manner whatever.
Anyhow, he is dead now.
“Anyhow good morning to everyone old enough to legally smoke and vape and that DOES NOT INCLUDE a very sizeable chunk of the actual US military”
“The Italy fans will just kick off down Lygong St anyhow.”
“Lots of reasons to buy my children's book. Love the Highlands? Love the seaside? Dreaming of summer holidays? What to get them for May birthdays? Here's a blog-post about it, anyhow. georgehharris.blogspot.com/2024/12/the-...”
“Who wants to visit a police state anyhow 🙄🤔”
“It's soooo bad. The water is in crazy short supply there anyhow!”
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(conjunctive) In any case. Used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement.
I think they’re asleep; anyhow, they’re quiet.
“Oh my God and if I go outside and do some yardwork, I’m gonna be hours behind anyhow Oh well, it is what it is Looking forward to your list I’m gonna have to go buy another notebook and some pens”
“I mean the president has Mt Weather and Norad and Air Force One. We shouldn't have a single executive with this much power anyhow”
“Anyhow, the third photo gallery has to wait because I didn't get the correct link to download photos & we're meeting my mom for lunch before I go to the day job, so it looks like tomorrow will be yet another all day at the keyboard "day off."”
“Courage is being afraid but going on anyhow. - Dan Rather”
“BK Dems aren't involved in this race, and don't move votes in this district anyhow Reynoso is backed by the Nydia-aligned politicians and orgs (Restler and Gonzalez, Make the Road and Communities for Change), Valdez by DSA, both of which have long opposed the BK Dems”
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