Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In whatever manner; to whatever extent or degree: as, however badly or rudely one may act; however distant from the starting-point.
- At all events; in any case; by any means.
- [However often occurs in recent colloquial or provincial use, chiefly in England, for how, interrogative and relative, where the proper usage is how … ever, one or more words intervening. So whatever is similarly used for what … ever.
- Nevertheless; notwithstanding; yet; still: as, a costly article, which, however, is worth the price.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- conjunction Nevertheless; notwithstanding; yet; still; though
- adverb In whetever manner, way, or degree.
- adverb At all events; at least; in any case.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adverb conjunctive
Nevertheless ,nonetheless ,even so ,that said ,in spite of this. - adverb degree To whatever degree.
- adverb chiefly UK, as an intensified form in interrogatives In what way;
how . - conjunction In
whatever manner. - conjunction To whatever extent.
- conjunction proscribed
Although ,though ,but ,yet .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb despite anything to the contrary (usually following a concession)
- adverb by contrast; on the other hand
- adverb in whatever way or manner
- adverb to whatever degree or extent
Etymologies
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Examples
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The word Lent, however, comes from the Anglo-Saxon word lengthen, which means: Spring.
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Palin however is clearly an outsider, a competent speaker, and as I said looks like a normal person.
Get a grip! rosefox 2008
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The customer will design the label however I am the one who handles the submission to the TTB for approval.
Contract Brewing, Part II – Sand Creek Brewery, Black River Falls, WI 2009
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The title however is “we crashed bikes” so it must have been a bike.
Id like to know more about this one… « The War of Cycling 2009
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The title however is “we crashed bikes” so it must have been a bike.
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What I am certain however, is that ultimately, illegal immigration exists on account of pretty strong reasons both in labor supply and labor demand.
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One really must read the label however–there are those who are allergic to whey proteins and milk and could be at great risk by drinking this product.
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This day dedicated to pranksters everywhere has been around a long time; the origin however, is lost in oblivion.
03.04 M-mv 2004
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This day dedicated to pranksters everywhere has been around a long time; the origin however, is lost in oblivion.
03.04 M-mv 2004
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This day dedicated to pranksters everywhere has been around a long time; the origin however, is lost in oblivion.
Spaghetti farmers unveil unique harvesting techniques M-mv 2004
tankhughes commented on the word however
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July 1, 2025