anyways C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈɛniweɪz/ UK /ˈɛniweɪz/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adv informal or dialectal variant of anyway; in any case Anyways, we'd best be heading home before dark. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adv · informal or dialectal... anywayanyhowregardlessnonetheless Word family Related forms anywayanywiseway Etymology AI details From anyway + adverbial genitive -s, from any (Old English ǣnig) + way (Old English weg, 'path, course'). weg Old English View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Register & Style External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # anyways **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adv **IPA (US):** /ˈɛniweɪz/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈɛniweɪz/ ## Meanings 1. informal or dialectal variant of anyway; in any case ## Examples - Anyways, we'd best be heading home before dark. ## Synonyms - anyway - anyhow - regardless - nonetheless ## Related Forms - anyway - anywise - way ## Roots and Affixes - Root: weg ## Etymology From anyway + adverbial genitive -s, from any (Old English ǣnig) + way (Old English weg, 'path, course'). ## AI Etymology Anyways is from anyway + adverbial genitive -s, from any (Old English ǣnig) + way (Old English weg, 'path, course'). Important recorded forms include weg (Old English). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers informal or dialectal variant of anyway; in any case. The wider family includes related words such as anyway, anywise, and way. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Register & Style markdown