Meaning : Used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement.
Example :
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.
Synonyms : anyhow, anyway, anyways, at any rate, in any event
Meaning : Making an additional point. Anyway.
Example :
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.
Synonyms : besides