Anyway meaning in English
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Definition
anyway: anyhow, nevertheless, in any case
I'm really late, but I'm going to try to catch my plane anyway.
Anyway (as I was saying...): Well, let's continue (as I was saying...)
Well anyway, as I was saying before I was interrupted, it's time to give some thought to your retirement.
Examples
- "Anyway, Michael is here to bring music and dance to the perfume-making process."
- "Anyway, so, God, are you single?"
- "Xavier : Anyway, Michael's not here to chat."
- "Anyway, feel free to use the gym at your leisure, though keep in mind that the workouts are mandatory."
- "Anyway Stink's not crazy."
- "Anyway, you have not come here to talk about my sex life, or lack thereof."
- "Anyway, you have to give the babies back, Horatio."
- "Hey, where are you, anyway?"
- "Anyway, I don't want this child to change anything between us."
- "Anyway, we should end on a positive note, so I'm going to tell you what I love about Funky Fridays: Love."
- "Anyway, get in touch if you want the spare ticket!"
- "What do babies eat, anyway?"
- "Anyway, we're here now, the Dinchester Hotel."
- "Anyway, I must go."
- "Say, where did you get this monkey, anyway?"
- "Anyway, on Tuesday there's "Money Madness" on DNN."
- "Anyway, I really appreciate the opportunity to pursue this type of unorthodox training at the company's expense, and I heartily recommend to the rest of the staff to follow through and do something similar."
- "Anyway. You have not come here to talk about my sex life, or lack thereof."
- "What is foie gras anyway?"
- "How's your marriage going anyway?"
Exercise 1
Fill in the blanks below with words from the dialogue. Use the hints to help you.
Fred uses this common term to resume the main purpose of his call after talking about something unrelated. "...And so they ended up getting married in prison. , where was I?"
This is the part of you that thinks, feels, wills, perceives and judges (but ISN'T your brain!). "You look upset. What's on your ?"
This expression describes an unexpected telephone call to a prospective customer. "Was that another ! What were they trying to sell this time?" (2 words)
Fred uses this common term to resume the main purpose of his call after talking about something unrelated. "...And so they ended up getting married in prison. , where was I?"
This is the part of you that thinks, feels, wills, perceives and judges (but ISN'T your brain!). "You look upset. What's on your ?"
This expression describes an unexpected telephone call to a prospective customer. "Was that another ! What were they trying to sell this time?" (2 words)
Fill in the blanks below with words from the dialogue. Use the hints to help you.
Fred uses this common term to resume the main purpose of his call after talking about something unrelated. "...And so they ended up getting married in prison. Anyway 1, where was I?"
This is the part of you that thinks, feels, wills, perceives and judges (but ISN'T your brain!). "You look upset. What's on your mind 2?"
This expression describes an unexpected telephone call to a prospective customer. "Was that another cold call 3! What were they trying to sell this time?" (2 words)
Fred uses this common term to resume the main purpose of his call after talking about something unrelated. "...And so they ended up getting married in prison. Anyway 1, where was I?"
This is the part of you that thinks, feels, wills, perceives and judges (but ISN'T your brain!). "You look upset. What's on your mind 2?"
This expression describes an unexpected telephone call to a prospective customer. "Was that another cold call 3! What were they trying to sell this time?" (2 words)
1 Anyway: This is the right answer. "Anyway" is a very useful expression in English. It is often used at the beginning of a sentence to return to the main subject or intention after "digressing" or talking about something unrelated. For example: "Anyway, we can't sit here chatting all day. We still have lots of points on the agenda to get through".
2 mind: This is correct. The "mind" is the human consciousness that originates in the brain and is manifested in thought, perception, emotion, will, memory, and imagination. Example: Taking all those drugs ruined his mind.
3 cold call: This is the right choice. A "cold call" is a telephone call to a prospective customer without an appointment or a previous introduction. A person who makes "cold calls" is often called a "cold caller". For example: "I'm sorry I'm going to hang up because I don't talk to cold callers".
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