HOWEVER


Meaning of HOWEVER in English

I. hau̇-ˈe-vər conjunction

Date: 14th century

1. : in whatever manner or way that

will help however I can

2. archaic : although

II. adverb

Date: 14th century

1.

a. : in whatever manner or way

shall serve you, sir, truly, however else — Shakespeare

b. : to whatever degree or extent

has done this for however many thousands of years — Emma Hawkridge

2. : in spite of that : on the other hand

still seems possible, however , that conditions will improve

would like to go; however , I think I'd better not

3. : how in the world

however did you manage to do it

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.