however

Meaning

Adv

1. Nevertheless; yet, still; in spite of that.
2. In contrast.
3. To whatever degree or extent.
4. (informal) In any way that one likes or chooses; in a haphazard or spontaneous way.
5. How ever: an emphatic form of how, used to ask in what manner.
6. (obsolete) In any case, at any rate, at all events.

Conj

1. Regardless of the way in which.
2. In any way in which.
3. But, yet, though, although.

Hyphenated as

how‧ev‧er

Pronounced as (IPA)

/hɑʊˈɛvə/

Etymology

From Middle English however, how-ever, how-evere; equivalent to how + ever. Compare howsoever.

Sentences

However , the cat is very rare now even in the national park .

However apartments too exist .

This time , however , their top flight stay lasted only one season .

However , some carriage bodies were sold to local farmers .

The principal occupation , however , was farming .

However , the number of album releases increased .

However , Brandon dismissed the accomplice hypothesis as unlikely .

However she was more interested in polemic than everyday strategy .