hur som helst

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See also: hursomhelst, and hursom helst

Swedish

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Adverb

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hur som helst (not comparable)

  1. in any case, anyway, anyhow (often to mark the end of a line of reasoning or the like)
    Men det hade hur som helst inte fungerat, så vi går vidare
    But it wouldn't have worked anyway, so let's move on
    Hur som helst, nu måste jag åka hem
    In any case, I have to go home now
  2. in any way or manner whatever
    Ingen vet vad som kommer hända. Det kan gå hur som helst.
    No one knows what's going to happen. It could go any which way.
    Bitarna kan kombineras hur som helst
    The pieces can be combined in any way
    De verkar ha släppt in folk på basen lite hur som helst
    They seem to have let people into the base willy-nilly
    Obehöriga får inte röra sig hur som helst på området
    Unauthorized persons are not allowed to move freely around the area

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