the word anyway is an adverb of time and is equivalent to Lastly, finally or in the end. It can still be used with conclusive value, that is, as if a certain action were being closed, completed.
the adverbial phrase in the end (in the end of) also has a temporal value, but is synonymous with at the end of. Therefore, both forms are correct, but they have different uses.
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When using AT LAST:
- As an adverb of time, synonymous with finally, finally, finally:
Examples:
Anyway, we are alone!
After so many difficulties, anyway we can buy a house.
Anyway I can see Peter this week.
After so many tests, we can anyway rest.
Note that in all cases above, the adverb of time ANYWAY can be replaced by IN THE END, LASTLY or IN THE END.
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With conclusive value, synonymous with IN SUMMARY, IN BRIEF, IN CONCLUSION:
Examples:
Brazil must deal with poverty, violence, lack of health and quality education and drug trafficking. Anyway, there are many things to be resolved and little political will.
João, Maria, José, Beatriz, Ana, Marcos, André and Paula, anyway, all students were invited to the extra class.
Note that in all examples, ANYWAY can be replaced by IN BRIEF, IN BRIEF or IN CONCLUSION.
When using IN END (IN END OF):
- Temporal adverbial phrase, synonymous with at the end of:
Examples:
The athlete is already at the end of career.
Peter is already at the end of office hour.
jose is in hospital in the end of life.
When we are in the end of an evaluation, we want to leave soon.
Ana is pregnant in the end of time.
Note that in all the examples above, the AT THE END OF can be replaced by AT THE END OF.
Summary
ANYWAY |
AT THE END |
Adverb of time that equals finally at last and Lastly, or concluding expression that equals in short, in summary and in conclusion. |
Adverbial phrase of time that is equivalent to at the end of. |
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E.g.: After so long of work, we can anyway rest. Ex.: Adverbs are invariable words that refer to the verb. Anyway, that's what sets them apart from adjectives. |
E.g.: Pedro has been working for 29 years and is at the end of career. |
by Jairo Beraldo
grammar teacher
Would you like to reference this text in a school or academic work? Look:
BERALDO, Jairus. "At last or at last?"; Brazil School. Available in: https://brasilescola.uol.com.br/gramatica/enfim-ou-em-fim.htm. Accessed on June 27, 2021.
