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wie auch immer

anyway

adverb vee owkh IM-er Rare
Communication Expressions

Also means

whatever the case

Usage Note

wie auch immer dismisses a digression and moves on, like anyway or whatever. It can also mean however, in whatever way. As a standalone it shrugs off a point: Wie auch immer, lass uns weitermachen.

Examples

"Wie auch immer, das ist jetzt egal."

Natural Translation

Anyway, that doesn't matter now.

Literal Translation

How also ever, that is now indifferent.

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