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in any case
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As an adverb, in any case means used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement.
Meanings of in any case
2 meaningsadverb
Used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
“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”
Similar: anyhow, anyway, anyways, at any rate, in any eventMaking an additional point; anyway
“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”
Similar: besides
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).
Synonyms by meaning
All synonyms for in any case →adverb: used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a …
adverb: making an additional point; anyway