What does どうせ mean in this context?


> お前{まえ}も **どうせ** 暇{ひま}だろうから誘{さそ}ってやろうと思{おも}ってよ

The dictionary tells me this means either:

> Adverb
>
>   1. anyhow; in any case; at any rate; after all; at all; no matter what​
>   2. at best; at most
>

So which is it in this context and how would you translate the sentence? I
know this is something like "I figured you'd be free so I thought I'd invite
you" but I'm not sure about the nuance introduced by どうせ.




From the definitions you gave, I'd say "anyhow" or "in any case" fits this
particular usage best. Personally, I think of どうせ as "anyway" as well.

I would translate it as:

> I thought I'd invite you since you're probably free _anyway_.

You might also want to see [this related
question](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/questions/5899/how-to-decide-to-
use-%E3%81%A9%E3%81%86%E3%81%9B-or-%E3%81%97%E3%82%87%E3%81%9B%E3%82%93).




From the definitions you gave, I'd say "anyhow" or "in any case" fits this
particular usage best. Personally, I think of どうせ as "anyway" as well.

I would translate it as:

> I thought I'd invite you since you're probably free _anyway_.

You might also want to see [this related
question](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/questions/5899/how-to-decide-to-
use-%E3%81%A9%E3%81%86%E3%81%9B-or-%E3%81%97%E3%82%87%E3%81%9B%E3%82%93).

