Anyway and Similar Words
2021-10-16
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1Hello! This week's question on Ask a Teacher comes from Nitin in India.
2He asked us on You Tube:
3Could you tell me the use and meaning of these two words: nevertheless and anyway?
4Dear Nitin,
5Thank you for writing to us. "Anyway" is an adverb.
6That means it describes or gives us more information about a verb or adjective.
7The usual meaning is similar to "in any case" or "even though something else is true."
8Let us look at some examples of how we use it.
9I think Candice will not read my message but I'm going to write to her anyway.
10In this statement, the speaker is writing despite the fact that the message is not likely to be read.
11Another meaning of "anyway" is to give more force to a question, as in:
12You can't go to the front of the line. Who do you think you are, anyway?
13And a third way to use "anyway" is to add or make a change to something that was said before:
14I'm sorry, you can't go to the park today. Anyway, it's going to rain.
15An informal word that is used like "anyway" is "anyhow."
16You also asked about the word "nevertheless."
17It is an adverb too. And it means in spite of something that was said before.
18It is more formal and sounds a little old-fashioned when compared to "anyway." For example:
19COVID-19 infection rates are falling in my state.
20Nevertheless, we should still follow the safety guidelines.
21Other words or expressions you may see that can serve the same purpose as "anyway" are "anyways," "nonetheless," "regardless," "in any case" and "at any rate."
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23And that's Ask a Teacher.
24I'm Jill Robbins.
1Hello! This week's question on Ask a Teacher comes from Nitin in India. He asked us on You Tube: 2Question: 3Could you tell me the use and meaning of these two words: nevertheless and anyway? 4Nitin, India 5Answer: 6Dear Nitin, 7Thank you for writing to us. "Anyway" is an adverb. That means it describes or gives us more information about a verb or adjective. The usual meaning is similar to "in any case" or "even though something else is true." Let us look at some examples of how we use it. 8I think Candice will not read my message but I'm going to write to her anyway. 9In this statement, the speaker is writing despite the fact that the message is not likely to be read. 10Another meaning of "anyway" is to give more force to a question, as in: 11You can't go to the front of the line. Who do you think you are, anyway? 12And a third way to use "anyway" is to add or make a change to something that was said before: 13I'm sorry, you can't go to the park today. Anyway, it's going to rain. 14An informal word that is used like "anyway" is "anyhow." 15Other words like anyway 16You also asked about the word "nevertheless." It is an adverb too. And it means in spite of something that was said before. It is more formal and sounds a little old-fashioned when compared to "anyway." For example: 17COVID-19 infection rates are falling in my state. Nevertheless, we should still follow the safety guidelines. 18Other words or expressions you may see that can serve the same purpose as "anyway" are "anyways," "nonetheless," "regardless," "in any case" and "at any rate." 19What question do you have about American English? Send us an email at learningenglish@voanews.com 20And that's Ask a Teacher. 21I'm Jill Robbins. 22Dr. Jill Robbins wrote this lesson for VOA Learning English. Mario Ritter, Jr. was the editor. 23__________________________________________________________________ 24Words in This Story 25despite - adv. without being prevented by (something) - used to say that something happens or is true even though there is something that might prevent it from happening or being true 26formal - adj. of language; suitable for serious or official speech and writing 27in spite of -adv. (the same as despite) 28informal - adj. of language; relaxed in tone; not suited for serious or official speech and writing 29old-fashioned -adj. of or relating to the past: generally no longer used or replaced by something more recent 30Do you have a question for the teacher? We want to hear from you. Write to us in the Comments Section.