| however | in any event, anyway; in whatever way | en |
| however | despite anything to the contrary (usually following a concession); "although I'm a little afraid, however I'd like to try it"; "while we disliked each other, nevertheless we agreed"; "he was a stern yet fair master"; "granted that it is dangerous, all the same I still want to go" | en |
| however | Nevertheless; notwithstanding; yet; still; though; as, I shall not oppose your design; I can not, however, approve of it | en |
| however | In whetever manner, way, or degree | en |
| however | In what way; how | en |
| however | At all events; at least; in any case | en |
| however | Nevertheless, nonetheless, even so, that said, in spite of this | en |
| however | To whatever extent | en |
| however | Although, though, but, yet | en |
| however | In whatever manner | en |
| however | in whatever way or manner; "Victory, however it was brought about, was sweet"; "however he did it, it was very clever" | en |
| however | to whatever degree or extent; "The results, however general, are important"; "they have begun, however reluctantly, to acknowledge the legitimacy of some of the opposition's concerns" | en |
| however | You use however when you want to say that it makes no difference how something is done. However we adopt healthcare reform, it isn't going to save major amounts of money Wear your hair however you want | en |
| however | emphasis You use however before an adjective or adverb to emphasize that the degree or extent of something cannot change a situation. You should always strive to achieve more, however well you have done before However hard she tried, nothing seemed to work | en |
| however | You use however when you are adding a comment which is surprising or which contrasts with what has just been said. This was not an easy decision. It is, however, a decision that we feel is dictated by our duty Some of the food crops failed. However, the cotton did quite well | en |
| however | vagueness You use however in expressions such as or however long it takes and or however many there were to indicate that the figure you have just mentioned may not be accurate. Wait 30 to 60 minutes or however long it takes | en |
| however | emphasis You can use however to ask in an emphatic way how something has happened which you are very surprised about. Some speakers of English think that this form is incorrect and prefer to use `how ever'. However did you find this place in such weather? = how | en |
| however | by contrast; on the other hand; "the first part was easy; the second, however, took hours | en |
| however | in what way or manner or by what means (`however' is sometimes used as an intensive form of `how'); "how did you catch the snake?"; "he told us how he did it"; "however did you get here so soon?" | en |
| however | by contrast; on the other hand; "the first part was easy; the second, however, took hours" | en |
| however | conj. but, only; how?, in what way? | en |