However

/haʊˈɛvə/ · adverb

Meaning

(conjunctive) Nevertheless; yet, still; in spite of that..

Definitions by Sense

1. (conjunctive) Nevertheless; yet, still; in spite of that.
2. (conjunctive) In contrast.
3. (degree, fused relative) Regardless of how; no matter how
4. (manner, fused relative) Regardless of how; regardless of the way in which.
5. (manner, fused relative) In any way in which; how.
6. (informal, manner) In any way that one likes or chooses; in a haphazard or spontaneous way.
7. (interrogative) How ever: an emphatic form of how, used to ask in what manner.
8. (obsolete) In any case, at any rate, at all events.

Example Sentences

He told me not to do it. However, I did it anyway. / I did it anyway, however. / I, however, did it anyway.

She wanted to go; however, she decided against it.

I didn't argue with him; I still think, however, that he is wrong.

Thus, when he drew up instructions in lawyer language, he expressed the important words by an initial, a medial, or a final consonant, and made scratches for all the words between; his clerks, however, understood him very well.

That the young Mr. Churchills liked—but they did not like him coming round of an evening and drinking weak whisky-and-water while he held forth on railway debentures and corporation loans. Mr. Barrett, however, by fawning and flattery, seemed to be able to make not only Mrs. Churchill but everyone else do what he desired.

Mostly, the microbiome is beneficial. It helps with digestion and enables people to extract a lot more calories from their food than would otherwise be possible. Research over the past few years, however, has implicated it in diseases from atherosclerosis to asthma to autism.

The conference itself went very well. The party afterwards, however, was a disaster.

However clear you think you've been, and however many questions you may've answered, there'll always remain some doubts.

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