however

Definition

  • adverb: to whatever degree or extent
  • conjunction: in whatever manner or way that
  • used when you are saying something that is different from or contrasts with a previous statement
  • synonyms: nevertheless, at least, yet

Examples

  • I'd like to go; 'however', I'd better not. [=I'd like to go, but I should not]

  • The forecast is bad. It's possible, 'however', that conditions could improve.

  • She couldn't convince him, 'however' hard [=no matter how hard] she tried.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) - We gonna feel a kick with this sedation? YUSUF: That's the clever part. I customised the sedative to leave inner-ear function unimpaired. That way, however deep the sleep, the sleeper still feels falling. Or tipping. The trick is to synchronise a kick that can penetrate all three levels. (..)
    2010 Inception