In Any Event (Adverb)
Meaning
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"; "anyway, there is another factor to consider"; "I don't know how it started; in any case, there was a brief scuffle"; "in any event, the government faced a serious protest"; "but at any rate he got a knighthood for it".
Examples
- I don't know what happened to it; in any event, it's gone.
- The company will be sold; in any event, the employees will be laid off.
- I don't know how it started; in any event, there was a brief scuffle.
- The project was supposed to be finished last year; in any event, it's still not complete.
- The exact cause of the accident is still unknown; in any event, the driver was at fault.