Main entry: in any case, in any event, anyhow, anyway, anyways, at any rate
Definition: used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
Usage: 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
Main entry: in any case, besides
Definition: making an additional point; anyway
Usage: I 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