Source : WordNet®

in any event
     adv : 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" [syn: {anyhow},
            {anyway}, {in any case}, {at any rate}]