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English adverb: in any case

1. in any case used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement


SamplesAnyhow, 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.


Synonymsanyhow, anyway, anyways, at any rate, in any event

2. in any case making an additional point; anyway


SamplesI don't want to go to a restaurant; besides, we can't afford it.
She couldn't shelter behind him all the time and in any case he wasn't always with her.


Synonymsbesides









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