 in_any_case |
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| 1. | [ adverb ] used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement | |
| Synonyms: | anyway anyhow in_any_event at_any_rate | |
| Examples: | "Anyhow, he is dead now" "I don't know what happened to it anyway, it's gone" "in any case, there was a brief scuffle" "but at any rate he got a knighthood for it" |
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| 2. | [ adverb ] making an additional point; anyway | |
| Synonyms: | besides | |
| Examples: | "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" |
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in_one_case |
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