However

Definition: However

However

Adverb

1. 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".

2. By contrast; on the other hand; "the first part was easy; the second, however, took hours".

3. 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".

4. In whatever way or manner; "Victory, however it was brought about, was sweet"; "however he did it, it was very clever".

5. In what way or manner or by what means; "how did you catch the snake?"; "he told us how he did it"; (`however' is used as an intensive of `how' as in "however did you get here so soon?").

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "however" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references)

Synonyms: However

Compensation

Adverb: in return, in consideration; but, however, yet, still, notwithstanding; nevertheless, nathless, none the less; although, though; albeit, howbeit; mauger; at all events, at any rate; be that as it may, for all that, even so, on the other, hand, at the same time, quoad minus, quand meme, however that may be; after all is said and done; taking one thing with another; (average).

Degree

Adverb: by degrees, gradually, inasmuch, pro tanto; however, howsoever; step by step, bit by bit, little by little, inch by inch, drop by drop; a little at a time, by inches, by slow degrees, by degrees, by little and little; in some degree, in some measure; to some extent; di grado in grado.

Unconformity

However, yet, but.

Crosswords: However

Lewis, however much coffee you drink in the morning, I want you to reduce it by half (The American President; writing credit: Aaron Sorkin.)

Before you go however, I very much regret to inform you that a dangerous development has recently been brought to my notice (The Spy Who Loved Me; writing credit: Christopher Wood)

Ok, so I still live with my parents, which I admit is bogus and sad. However I do have a cable access show, and I still know how to party (Wayne's World; writing credit: Mike Myers)

However, I must warn you, mademoiselle: Do not allow evil into your heart, it will make a home there (Death on the Nile; writing credit: Agatha Christie; Anthony Shaffer)

Well, whatever you do, however terrible, however hurtful, it all makes sense, doesn't it, in your head (The Talented Mr. Ripley; writing credit: Anthony Minghella)

However they attack (No Matter What; performing artist: Boyzone)

Yet no matter however appealing (It's Bad For Me; performing artist: The Roches)

The cross of the Legion of Honor has been conferred on me. However, few escape that distinction. (references; author: Mark Twain)

The patient was to have a bowel resection. However, he took a  job as a stock broker instead. (He was a lawyer before.) (references; author: unknown)

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Books

• However God: A Story and Study of Pathways to Joy (reference)

• However Long & Hard the Road (reference)

• You're Not Old Until You're Ninety: Best to Be Prepared, However (reference)

  (more book examples)

Music

• However Humble (reference)

  (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

This is Gordon Isaacs, the first patient treated with the linear accelerator (radiation therapy) for retinoblastoma in 1957. Gordon's right eye was removed January 11, 1957 because the cancer had spread. His left eye, however, had only a localized tumor that prompted Henry Kaplan to try to treat it with the electron beam. Gordon is now living in the east bay, and his vision in the left eye is normal. Credit: Unknown photographer/artist.

Electron micrograph of a negatively stained human papilloma virus (HBV) which occurs in human warts. Warts on the hands and feet have never been known to progress to cancer. However, after many years cervical warts can become cancerous. Credit: Unknown photographer/artist.

T. pallidum, a spirochete 5-15 micrometers in length, is the causative agent of syphilis. The rate of primary and secondary syphilis in the U.S. declined by 89.2 percent from 1990 to 2000. However, cases rose from 5,979 in 2000 to 6,103 in 2001. Credit: CDC.

M. tuberculosis is an acid-fast bacterium (AFB), and is therefore, undetectable when stained using a Gram stain technique. However, using this method, the M. tuberculosis bacteria glow yellow under ultraviolet light microscopy. Credit: CDC.

View over the nominal position of New Zealand from Galileo. (New Zealand, however, is not visible in the image as it is beneath the clouds.). Credit: NASA.

The "Wrecker Memorial" at Key West. Wreckers flocked to the scene of shipwrecks hoping to salvage the cargoes for their own enrichment. However, their first legal priority was to save lives. Credit: America's Coastlines.

Gathering commercial oysters is done chiefly by dredging or tonging. However, in certain areas much harvesting was done by oystermen who gather them by hand at low tide. Credit: Fisheries.

A mountain of oysters. Where spawning conditions are good, oysters in their natural state will attach themselves, one generation atop another, until great ridges of them exist up to high tide. However, such oysters are poor quality and of little commercial value. By spreading them out and giving them room to grow, the quality can be improved. F&W A-6151. Credit: Fisheries.

A juvenile American Lobster in natural cobble habitat in Rhode Island waters. The blue coloring in lobsters is thought to occur when the crustacean eats primarily one type of food in the lab. However, blue lobsters are occasionally found in the wild as a genetic anomaly. Credit: NOAA Restoration Center.

Padilla Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve. The Graceful Kelp Crab, Pugettia gracilis, commonly found in eelgrass beds and on rocky shorelines from Alaska to Monterey Bay. It is distinguishable by rows of small hooks on the carapace into which it can place bits of algae, eelgrass and other organisms for camouflage. However, it is usually seen without camouflage on the carapace. Credit: National Estuarine Research Reserve System (NERR).

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

If, however, the heir of any one of the aforesaid has been under age and in wardship, let him have his inheritance without relief and without fine when he comes of age. (reference)

And so by this their own principle, either all men, however born, are free, or else there is but one lawful prince, one lawful government in the world. (Second Treatise of Government)

It shall, however, receive a more attentive consideration. (reference)

In France the Communists ally themselves with the Social-Democrats, against the conservative and radical bourgeoisie, reserving, however, the right to take up a critical position in regard to phrases and illusions traditionally handed down from the great Revolution. (reference)

This renewal, however, will not apply to France, Portugal and Roumania. (reference)

There is however an important question we must ask ourselves. ("Iron Curtain" Speech)

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The wants and sufferings of the poor family, however, were the first subject on meeting

Sorrow however turns out to be not a state but a process

However, it was over at last, and they sat down again in a ring, and begged the Mouse to tell them something more

In the end, it was the Sunday afternoons he couldn't cope with, and that terrible listlessness which starts to set in at about 2:55, when you know that you've had all the baths you can usefully have that day, that however hard you stare at any given paragraph in the papers you will never actually read it, or use the revolutionary new pruning technique it describes, and that as you stare at the clock the hands will move relentlessly on to four o'clock, and you will enter the long dark teatime of the soul

Not the less, however, came this importunately obtrusive sense of change

One day, however, his strange manner appeared to make an impression upon Monsieur Madeleine

In hell however it is an evil

However, upon waking I found myself much recovered

No way of thinking or doing, however ancient, can be trusted without proof

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Health

Her age was unusual, however. (references)

No, however reinfestation is common. (references)

Difficulties soon developed, however. (references)

Business

NFFO is, however, now under review. (references)

The mechanism is, however, still vague. (references)

That attitude is now changing, however. (references)

Children

Morocco

More young girls than boys are involved; however, young boys also work as prostitutes. (references)

Mexico

Child prostitution and pornography are felonies under the law; however, sexual exploitation is a problem. (references)

Rwanda

All families must pay school fees to enroll a child; however, school fees are routinely waived for orphans. (references)

Civil Liberties

Azerbaijan

Over 30 protestors were arrested; however, all were released by the end of the day. (references)

Uganda

All four continued writing; however, they temporarily practiced some self-censorship. (references)

Panama

Bernal requested that the judge accept 37 witnesses; however, the judge rejected 34 of them. (references)

Discrimination

Congo

Ethnic and regional differences continued; however, there was no organized civil violence during the year. (references)

Namibia

Nujoma also declared that homosexuals would not be allowed to enter the country; however, there were no reports of such incidents. (references)

Canada

These rights generally are respected in practice; however, there were some complaints of discrimination in this multicultural society. (references)

Economic History

Colombia

Fighting, however, continues. (references)

Zimbabwe

Splits soon developed, however. (references)

Belgium

Various limitations apply, however. (references)

Human Rights

Zimbabwe

Six soldiers were arrested; however, only one was charged with murder. (references)

Zambia

The case was investigated; however, no arrests were made by year's end. (references)

Ecuador

Both policemen were charged; however, they remained on duty at year's end. (references)

Indigenous People

Guyana

It also prohibits the sale of alcohol to Amerindians and requires government permission before any Amerindian may accept formal employment; however, these provisions are not enforced. (references)

Guatemala

The 1994 census, the most recent, stated that 42.8 percent of the population is indigenous; however, most observers believe that this figure is low and that indigenous people constitute a majority of the population. (references)

Suriname

The meeting resulted in a promise of quarterly meetings to monitor the implementation of the native land rights portion of the 1992 peace accords; however, at year's end neither the quarterly meetings nor the implementation had occurred. (references)

Minorities

India

Several human rights groups, however, believe that this number is too low. (references)

Pakistan

Three suspects were arrested; however, no formal charges were filed by year's end. (references)

Philippines

Direct talks were stalled; however, both sides reportedly were seeking a resumption of negotiations. (references)

Political Economy

Turkey

Other terror groups do remain active, however. (references)

BRAZIL

The negotiations, however, are proceeding slowly. (references)

Honduras

Honduras has some differences with the U.S., however. (references)

Political Rights

Liberia

The Speaker admitted wrongdoing and resigned; however, in October he was reinstated. (references)

Kuwait

The 1999 election campaign generally was free and fair; however, there were some problems. (references)

Equatorial Guinea

One CPDS candidate was elected; however, he continued to refuse to take his seat during the year. (references)

Trade

Burma

Supply of such items is erratic, however. (references)

Kenya

Some negative factors, however, still exist. (references)

Egypt

There is, however, a 0.75% annual service charge. (references)

Travel

Ghana

Prepaid meters are, however, being introduced. (references)

Latvia

However 1-800 numbers cannot be accessed from Latvia. (references)

Egypt

Emergency and intensive care facilities are, however, limited. (references)

Women

Yemen

Rape is prohibited by law; however, it is a widespread problem. (references)

Syria

Rape is a felony; however, there are no laws against spousal rape. (references)

Chad

Rape and prostitution are prohibited by law; however, sexual harassment is not. (references)

Worker Rights

Ghana

However, safety inspectors are few and poorly trained. (references)

Monaco

Collective bargaining is protected by law; however, it is used rarely. (references)

Ukraine

These units became operational in 2000; however, they have had a limited impact. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Expressions using "however": however clever he may be ♦ however good ♦ however little ♦ however much ♦ however much i'm tired ♦ however poor he may be ♦ however rough it is ♦ however that may be ♦ however things are ♦ however you like. Additional references.

Beginning with "however": however-all.

Ending with "however": planning-however.

Afrikaans

nietemin (but, nevertheless, yet), maar (but, nevertheless, yet), egter (but, nevertheless, yet). (various references)

Albanian

por (but, nevertheless, yet). (various references)

Arabic 

بل (but, recover, to wet), ‏كيفما (as though), ‏كيف (accommodate, adapt, adjust, condition, conform, fashion, shape, suit, whereby), ‏مع ذلك (in spite of, nevertheless, nonetheless, still, therewith, though, yet), ‏لكن (but, nevertheless, only, probably, yours), ‏غير أن (nevertheless), ‏على أن (than, though), ‏بينما (nevertheless, while, whilst), ‏بأية طريقة (anywise). (various references)

Bulgarian 

колкото и, както и да е (anyway, howsoever), все пак (after all, all the same, notwithstanding, still, tho', though, yet), обаче (but, tho', though, yet). (various references)

Chinese 

然而 (but, yet). (various references)

Czech

však (though), nicménì (nevertheless, notwithstanding, still, though), leè (unless), jakkoli (altigraph, anyhow, anyway, as, much as), jak vùbec, avšak (but, nevertheless), ale (but, only, though). (various references)

Dutch

echter (but, nevertheless, yet), toch (accordingly, but, certainly, consequently, indeed, nevertheless, rather, so, surely, then, therefore, yet), niettemin (but, nevertheless, yet), maar (alone, but, exclusively, just, nevertheless, only, solely, untranslated here, yet). (various references)

Esperanto

tamen (but, nevertheless, yet). (various references)

Faeroese

kortini (but, nevertheless, yet). (various references)

Farsi 

هنوز (Never&Eless, Still, Yet), هرچند, هرقدرهم , اما (But), اگرچه (Albeit, Though), بهرحال (Anyhow, Anyway, Though). (various references)

Finnish

kuitenkin (but, for all that, nevertheless, still, yet). (various references)

French

cependant, pourtant (however good), toutefois, néanmoins. (various references)

German

jedoch (accordingly, but, consequently, nevertheless, so, then, therefore, though, yet), aber (but, but for all that, nevertheless, yet), doch (accordingly, actually, after all, all the same, anyway, but, but still, consequently, except, nevertheless, really, so, still, then, therefore, though, yes, yet), dennoch (but, nevertheless, nonetheless, notwithstanding, still, yet), wie auch immer (howsoever). (various references)

Greek 

όσο κι'αν, όμως (but, nonetheless), μολαταύτα (for all that, nevertheless, notwithstanding), ωστόσο (never the less, nevertheless, not but what, yet), εν τούτοισ (albeit, tho', though, yet), οπωσδήποτε (anyhow, anyway, howsoever, soever, somehow, someway). (various references)

Hawaiian

por (but, nevertheless, yet). (various references)

Hebrew 

אך (but, indeed, just, only), אלא (but, except, moreover, nay, only, save), אולם (auditorium, aula, but, hall, nevertheless, parlour, saloon, vestibule, yet), אפס (but, naught, nil, nothing, nought, only, ought, zero), אף על פי כן (all the same, nevertheless, nonetheless, notwithstanding, still), אכן (granted, indeed, nevertheless, yes), אבל (but, desolate, funereal, indeed, lamenter, mourner, mournful, only), באיזו מידה שהיא, ברם (but, still). (various references)

Hungarian

viszont (contra, conversely, in turn, on the other hand, vice versa), mindamellett (just the same, natheless, nathless, nevertheless, notwithstanding), bármennyire (as), azonban (after all, at the same time, but, natheless, nathless, nevertheless, only), akárhogyan (anyhow, anyway). (various references)

Icelandic

þó (but, nevertheless, yet). (various references)

Indonesian

tetapi (but), bagaimanapun (anyway). (various references)

Irish

áfach. (various references)

Italian

tuttavia (anyhow, but, nevertheless, notwithstanding, still, though, yet), tutt'al più (at, at most, nevertheless), qualunque sia, pure (also, as well, so, too), però (but, nevertheless, still, though, yet), per quanto (as much, insofar as), per (about, all over, along, around, as, at, by, during, for, from, in, in order that, in order to, of, on, out, out of, over, per, so as, through, to, toward, towards, via), ma (but, still, yet), in ogni modo (in any case, whatever the circumstances), d'altronde (as for the rest, besides, for the rest, in addition, moreover, on the other hand, what's, what's more), comunque (anyhow, anyway, be that as it may, even so, howsoever, in any case, though). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

然るに (but, still), 然し (but), 但し (but, provided that). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

ただし (but, provided that), しかしながら (nevertheless), しかるに (but, still), しかし (but), でも (but), いかほど (how many, how much), いかに (how much?, how?, in what way?, whatever), いいじょう (an excuse, nonetheless), けど (but), けれども (but), けれど (but), といって, ところが (even if, while), だけど . (various references)

Korean 

그런데. (various references)

Manx

ny yei (abaft, after, after him, after time, anyrate; succeeding, ensuing, otherwise), my ta, kied echey, ansherbee (anyhow, anyrate, anyway). (various references)

Norwegian

hvordan (as, how, like, such as), imidlertid. (various references)

Pig Latin

oweverhay.(various references)

Polish

jednak (but, nevertheless, yet). (various references)

Portuguese

contudo (all the same, although, but, howsoever, nevertheless, notwithstanding, still, though, withal, yet), entretanto (at the same time, but, in the meantime, indeed, meantime, meanwhile, nevertheless, still, though, yet). (various references)

Portuguese Brazilian

porém, contudo. (various references)

Romanian

totuşi (all the same, anyway, anywise, at all, but, for all that, natheless, nevertheless, notwithstanding, still, though, yet), însã (but, nevertheless). (various references)

Russian 

тем не менее (albeit, all the same, just the same, nevertheless, none the less, nonetheless, notwithstanding, still), какой бы ни (whatever, whatsoever, whichever), как бы ни (howsoever, lest), впрочем (but, then), однако (nonetheless, notwithstanding, though). (various references)

Scottish

ma tà (nevertheless, then). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

ma kako (anywise, howsoever), kako god (howsoever). (various references)

Spanish

sin embargo (all the same, anyhow, anyway, but, just the same, nevertheless, nonetheless, notwithstanding, still, though). (various references)

Sranan

toku (but, nevertheless, yet). (various references)

Swahili

lakini (but, nevertheless, yet), bali (but, nevertheless, yet). (various references)

Swedish

emellertid, men (but, detriment, harm, hurt, injury, only, yet), likväl (nevertheless), dock (nevertheless, still, yet). (various references)

Thai

ไม่ว่าจะ � ขนาดไหน, อย่างไรก็ตาม (howsoever, though). (various references)

Turkish

ancak (alone, barely, but, exclusively, hardly, just, merely, nevertheless, on the other hand, only, only just, purely, scarcely, solely, yet). (various references)

Ukrainian

яким чином (whence, where, whereby), як би не (as, howsoever), однак (albeit, but, howsoever, nonetheless, notwithstanding, yet), проте (albeit, and, but, howsoever, nevertheless, nonetheless, notwithstanding, out of accord, still, yet). (various references)

Vietnamese 

dù cách nào, dù cách gì, dù đến đâu. (various references)

Welsh

hagen (but, moreover). (various references)

Zulu

nokho (but, nevertheless, yet). (various references)

tamen. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Misspellings

"However" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Hoeven, hooever, houever, Hovevei, hovever, hovewer, howe'er, howev, howeve, howeveer, howeverr, Ooever, owever, Towever. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Direct Anagrams: whoever.

-1 letter: rewove, wherve.

-2 letters: hewer, hover, vower, where, whore.

-3 letters: ever, ewer, here, hero, hoer, hove, howe, over, rove, veer, vrow, weer, were, whee, wore, wove.

-4 letters: ere, eve, ewe, her, hew, hoe, how, ore, owe, ree, rev, rho, roe, row, vee, voe, vow, wee, who, woe.

-5 letters: eh, er, he, ho, oe, oh, or, ow.

+1 letter: whomever, whosever.

+2 letters: howsoever, overthrew, overweigh, overwhelm, whosoever.

+3 letters: overweighs, overweight, overwhelms, whatsoever, whensoever, whomsoever.

+4 letters: overweighed, overweights, overwhelmed, wheresoever, whichsoever, whosesoever.

+5 letters: overshadowed, overweighing, overweighted, overwhelming, overwithheld, whencesoever.