(adv) used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement, Syn. in any case, at any rate, anyway, anyways, in any event, Example: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