English
rank|father|nor|moment|227|however|enough|quite|brought
Pronunciation
a|RP IPA|/h���εv�/, SAMPA|/haU"Ev@/
a|US AHD|/hou�vʹ�r/, IPA|/ha���v�/, SAMPA|/haU'Ev@`/
audio|en-us-however.ogg|Audio (US)
rhymes|�v�(r)
Hyphenation: how·ev·er
Adverb
en-adv|-
- nevertheless|Nevertheless, nonetheless, even so, that said, in spite of this.
#:He told me not to do it; however, I did it.
- context|chiefly|UK|as an intensified form in interrogatives In what way; how.
#:However did you do that?
Usage notes
sense|nevertheless Strunk and White's w:The Elements of Style|The Elements of Style argues that the adverb however, in its sense of "nevertheless", should be avoided at the beginning of a sentence. Other style guides argue that however is overused in this sense, whether or not at the start of a sentence.
Synonyms
after all
but
nonetheless
notwithstanding
though
still and all
Translations
trans-top|nevertheless
Belarusian: аднак (adnak), �к б� �ам н� б�ло (jak by tam ni by�o)
Bulgarian: в�п�еки �ова
Dutch: daarentegen, echter
Esperanto: kontraÅe
Finnish: kuitenkin
French: cependant, pourtant, néanmoins, toutefois
German: jedoch
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Hebrew: ��ר�ת ��ת, �ף ע� פ� ��
Hungarian: mégis, viszont, azonban
Italian: però, nonostante
Polish: jednakże
Portuguese: no entanto, entretanto
Spanish: sin embargo
Turkish: bununla birlikte, ancak
Japanese: ��� (shikashi) / � (ga) / �� (demo) / ���� (keredomo) / ��� (keredo) / ��� (kedomo) / �� (kedo)
Russian: однако (odnako)
Scots: houaniver]
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trans-top|intensifier: in what way
Portuguese: por mais que
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ttbc|Indonesian: tapi / tetapi / namun
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Conjunction
en-conj
- In whatever manner.
#:Do it however you want.
- To whatever extent.
#:However far he may get, there'll be many that get further.
#:However much you prepare for the exam, there will still be a few questions on which you won't be sure of the answer.
- proscribed although|Although, though, but, yet.
Usage notes
<p style"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">sense|although The use of however as a conjunction meaning "although" is identical to its use as a clause-initial adverb meaning "nevertheless", except in punctuation (when written) and in prosody (when spoken). Hence, the following proscribed sentence:</p><blockquote style"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0"><p style"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">(proscribed) He told me not to do it, however I did it.</p></blockquote><p style"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">is equivalent to the following accepted one:</p><blockquote style"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0"><p style"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">(accepted) He told me not to do it; however, I did it.</p></blockquote><p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">In particular, when used as a conjunction in this sense, however always appears between the clauses it connects; it does not introduce a true subordinate clause that can be moved to the start of an independent clause, because a conjunctive adverb cannot do that.</p>
Translations
trans-top|in whatever manner
Dutch: eender hoe
Finnish: miten tahansa
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Portuguese: de qualquer modo
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References
R:Webster 1913|however
R:Dictionary.com|however
"however" in Encarta® World English Dictionary [North American Edition] © & (P)2007 Microsoft Corporation.
"however (degree)" in Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press 2007.
"however (despite)" in Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press 2007.
"however (way)" in Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press 2007.
"however" in Compact Oxford English Dictionary, © Oxford University Press, 2007.
Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed., 1989.
Random House Webster's Unabridged Electronic Dictionary, 1987-1996.
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