Meaning

8 senses
  1. (conjunctive, not comparable)Nevertheless; yet, still; in spite of that.

    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.

  2. (conjunctive, not comparable)In contrast.

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

    by contrast; on the other hand

  3. (not comparable)Regardless of how; no matter how

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

    Any rule of thumb, however true (it is), is useless unless you understand its underlying logic.

  4. (not comparable)Regardless of how; regardless of the way in which.

    Let me know when you've had your interview, however it goes.

    However we do this, it isn't going to work.

    in whatever way or manner

  5. (not comparable)In any way in which; how.

    She offered to help however she could.

    Wear your hair however you want.

  6. (informal, not comparable)In any way that one likes or chooses; in a haphazard or spontaneous way.

    I don't care; just do it however.

    Nothing was really planned; things just happened however.

    wie auch immer

    в любо́м слу́чаеv ljubóm slúčaje

    в будь-якому разіv budʹ-jakomu razi, в будь-якому випадкуv budʹ-jakomu vypadku, в уся́кому ра́зіv usjákomu rázi

  7. (interrogative, not comparable)How ever: an emphatic form of how, used to ask in what manner.

    I thought it was impossible. However were you able to do it?

  8. (not comparable, obsolete)In any case, at any rate, at all events.

Examples

642 sentences
  1. You can go however you like.

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  2. Tom, however, has never been there.

    deTom war jedoch noch nie dort.

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  3. This question must, however, be asked.

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  4. You can do it however you like.

    ruТы можешь делать это так, как хочешь.

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  5. I can't, however, agree with your opinion.

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Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
5. in any way that one likes or chooses:
Русский
By meaning 1
5. in any way that one likes or chooses:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
to whatever extent or degree:
5. in any way that one likes or chooses:

Origin

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

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

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