either way

adverb

Regardless of what happens (out of two possible situations).

“Just buy it or don't buy it. Either way, we have to get going.”

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regardless
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Meanings

adverbeither way (not comparable)
  1. not comparableRegardless of what happens (out of two possible situations).

    Just buy it or don't buy it. Either way, we have to get going.

    1 more example

    I'm not sure if I can make it to the party. Either way, I'll let you know beforehand.

    Synonyms: regardless

Synonyms & antonyms

adverbRegardless of what happens (out of two possible situations).

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regardless

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 無論如何 /无论如何, 不管怎樣 /不管怎样
  • 無論如何 /无论如何 (wúlùnrúhé)regardless of what happens
  • 不管怎樣 /不管怎样 (bùguǎnzěnyàng)regardless of what happens
  • 反正 (fǎnzheng)regardless of what happens
Danish uanset hvad
  • uanset hvadregardless of what happens
Finnish miten vain, kummin vain
  • miten vainregardless of what happens
  • kummin vainregardless of what happens
French peu importe, dans un cas comme dans l'autre
  • peu importeregardless of what happens
  • dans un cas comme dans l'autreregardless of what happens
German so oder so
  • so oder soregardless of what happens
Greek όπως και να έχει
  • όπως και να έχει (ópos kai na échei)regardless of what happens
Hungarian mindenesetre
  • mindenesetreregardless of what happens
Italian in ambo i casi, in un modo o nell'altro
  • in ambo i casiregardless of what happens
  • in un modo o nell'altroregardless of what happens
  • ad ogni modoregardless of what happens
  • in tutti i modiregardless of what happens
  • in ogni modoregardless of what happens
  • a prescindereregardless of what happens
Polish tak czy inaczej
  • tak czy inaczejregardless of what happens
Romanian oricum
  • oricumregardless of what happens
Russian в любо́м слу́чае
  • в любо́м слу́чае (v ljubóm slúčaje)regardless of what happens
Spanish de todos modos, de todas maneras
  • de todos modosregardless of what happens
  • de todas manerasregardless of what happens
  • de todas formasregardless of what happens
  • sea como searegardless of what happens
Cite this entry
APA

either way. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/either%20way

MLA

“either way.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/either%20way. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “either way,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/either%20way.

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