however
Meaning
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- Nevertheless; yet, still; in spite of that.
- In contrast.
- To whatever degree or extent.
- (informal) In any way that one likes or chooses; in a haphazard or spontaneous way.
- How ever: an emphatic form of how, used to ask in what manner.
- (obsolete) In any case, at any rate, at all events.
Synonyms
for the rest
for all that
in what way
what degree
what extent
dis-stinguish between
howseover
notwithstanding that
-
against this
apart from that
provided that
whether or no
and yet
but still
in whatever way
other than that
leaving that aside
no matter how
this is to say
Frequency
Hyphenated as
how‧ev‧er
Pronounced as (IPA)
/hɑʊˈɛvə/
Etymology
From Middle English however, how-ever, how-evere; equivalent to how + ever. Compare howsoever.
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