Anyway definition

(1) Used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement

"Anyhow, he is dead now"

"I think they're asleep; anyhow, they're quiet"

"I don't know what happened to it; anyway, it's gone"

"Anyway, there is another factor to consider"

"I don't know how it started; in any case, there was a brief scuffle"

"In any event, the government faced a serious protest"

"But at any rate he got a knighthood for it"

(2) In any way whatsoever

"They came anyhow they could"

"Get it done anyway you can"