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any way

any way adverb: used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see any, way: in any way. Also the archaic form of anyway.

Adverb

any way (not comparable)

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see any, way: in any way.
    • The three argued for so long that by the time they finished arguing, they could have been there no matter what way they went. This is why I often say to others, “Simply do it any way.” It is the same in the way we take care of our training. People consider that this is Brother Lee’s training, but...1999, Witness Lee, “Be Right in Following Others”, in A Word of Love to the Co-workers, Elders, Lovers, and Seekers of the Lord, Anaheim, Calif.: Living Stream Ministry, →ISBN, page 59

Also used as

any way is also the archaic form of anyway.

Questions about any way

What does any way mean?
Any way means used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see any, way: in any way.
What part of speech is any way?
Any way is an adverb.

Words near any way in the dictionary

  1. any the wiser
  2. any thing
  3. any time
  4. any time now
  5. any time soon
  6. any way
  7. any way one cuts it
  8. any way one slices it
  9. any where
  10. any which way
  11. any%

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