however
nevertheless; yet, still; in spite of that.
Example
“He told me not to do it. However, I did it anyway. / I did it anyway, however. / I, however, did it anyway.”
Other meanings
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.”
regardless of how; regardless of the way in which.
“Let me know when you've had your interview, however it goes.”
Related words
- however one slices it
Example sentences
Word history
From Middle English "however".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “however” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.