All 31 Uses of
however
in
1984 by Orwell
- It was the police patrol, snooping into people's windows. The patrols did not matter, however.
p. 2..9 (definition 1)however = though (used to connect contrasting ideas)
- ...in swallowing it one had the sensation of being hit on the back of the head with a rubber club. The next moment, however, the burning in his belly died down and the world began to look more cheerful.
p. 5..6 (definition 1)
- Its smooth creamy paper, a little yellowed by age, was of a kind that had not been manufactured for at least forty years past. He could guess, however, that the book was much older than that.
p. 6..3 (definition 1)
- All he had to do was to transfer to paper the interminable restless monologue that had been running inside his head, literally for years. At this moment, however, even the monologue had dried up.
p. 8..1 (definition 1)
- ...for a moment he was tempted to tear out the spoiled pages and abandon the enterprise altogether. He did not do so, however, because he knew that it was useless.
p. 19..0 (definition 1)
- You were supposed to stand to attention. However, in his present position he was invisible.
p. 26..4 (definition 1)
- The actual output was given as sixty-two millions. Winston, however, in rewriting the forecast, marked the figure down to fifty-seven millions, so as to allow for the usual claim that the quota had been overfulfilled.
p. 41..2 (definition 1)
- Withers, however, was already an unperson. He did not exist: he had never existed.
p. 46..1 (definition 1) *
- ...he checked himself, not feeling fully certain that this remark was not in some way unorthodox. Syme, however, had divined what he was about to say.
p. 52..9 (definition 1)however = in contrast (used to connect contrasting ideas)
- 'What I mean to say, there is a war on,' said Parsons.
As though in confirmation of this, a trumpet call floated from the telescreen just above their heads. However, it was not the proclamation of a military victory this time, but merely an announcement from the Ministry of Plenty.
p. 57..9 (definition 1)however = though (used to connect contrasting ideas)
- The serious piece of folly had been to come back here in the first place.... However-!
Yes, he thought again, he would come back.
p. 100..3 (definition 1)however = on the other hand (used to connect contrasting ideas)
- ...sometimes there were patrols hanging about the railway stations, who examined the papers of any Party member they found there and asked awkward questions. However, no patrols had appeared, and on the walk from the station he had made sure by cautious backward glances that he was not being followed.
p. 117..9 (definition 1)however = though (used to connect contrasting ideas)
- Party members were supposed not to swear, and Winston himself very seldom did swear, aloud, at any rate. Julia, however, seemed unable to mention the Party, and especially the Inner Party, without using the kind of words that you saw chalked up in dripping alley-ways.
p. 122..7 (definition 1)
- Even now he had not found out her surname or her address. However, it made no difference, for it was inconceivable that they could ever meet indoors or exchange any kind of written communication.
p. 127..9 (definition 1)
- His heart bounded violently. He would have been incapable of speaking. O'Brien, however, had continued forward in the same movement, laying a friendly hand for a moment on Winston's arm, so that the two of them were walking side by side.
p. 157..3 (definition 1)however = in contrast (used to connect contrasting ideas)
- She took it for granted that he, 'the boy', should have the biggest portion; but however much she gave him he invariably demanded more.
p. 162..3 (definition 2)however = regardless of how
- ...he was haunted at every step by the fear that a black-uniformed guard would suddenly appear from round the corner, demand his papers, and order him to get out. O'Brien's servant, however, had admitted the two of them without demur.
p. 168..3 (definition 1)however = though (used to connect contrasting ideas)
- However much in earnest he might be, he had nothing of the single-mindedness that belongs to a fanatic.
p. 175..2 (definition 2)however = regardless of how
- Even after enormous upheavals and seemingly irrevocable changes, the same pattern has always reasserted itself, just as a gyroscope will always return to equilibrium, however far it is pushed one way or the other.
p. 184..7 (definition 2)
- In one combination or another, these three super-states are permanently at war, and have been so for the past twenty-five years. War, however, is no longer the desperate, annihilating struggle that it was in the early decades of the twentieth century.
p. 185..9 (definition 1)however = though (used to connect contrasting ideas)
- It is therefore realized on all sides that however often Persia, or Egypt, or Java, or Ceylon may change hands, the main frontiers must never be crossed by anything except bombs.
p. 196..8 (definition 2)however = regardless of how
- Even after enormous upheavals and seemingly irrevocable changes, the same pattern has always reasserted itself, just as a gyroscope will always return to equilibrium, however far it is pushed one way or the other 'Julia, are you awake?' said Winston.
p. 201..6 (definition 2)
- [After discussing historical political arguments] Now, however, the concept of human brotherhood began to be assailed by people who were not yet in positions of command, but merely hoped to be so before long.
p. 203..0 (definition 1)however = though (used to connect contrasting ideas)
- Inequality was the price of civilization. With the development of machine production, however, the case was altered. Even if it was still necessary for human beings to do different kinds of work, it was no longer necessary for them to live at different social or economic levels.
p. 204..2 (definition 1)
- Even the Catholic Church of the Middle Ages was tolerant by modern standards. ... The invention of print, however, made it easier to manipulate public opinion, and the film and the radio carried the process further.
p. 205..9 (definition 1)
- Not only any actual misdemeanour, but any eccentricity, however small, any change of habits, any nervous mannerism that could possibly be the symptom of an inner struggle, is certain to be detected.
p. 211..1 (definition 2)however = regardless of how
- He felt certain that O'Brien was about to twist the dial out of sheer wantonness. At this moment, however, O'Brien turned away.
p. 253..6 (definition 1)however = though (used to connect contrasting ideas)
- It is intolerable to us that an erroneous thought should exist anywhere in the world, however secret and powerless it may be.
p. 255..4 (definition 2)however = regardless of how
- Do not imagine that you will save yourself, Winston, however completely you surrender to us.
p. 256..4 (definition 2) *
- It was like swimming against a current that swept you backwards however hard you struggled, and then suddenly deciding to turn round and go with the current instead of opposing it.
p. 278..1 (definition 2)
- The music from the telescreen stopped and a voice took over. ... No bulletins from the front, however.
p. 289..1 (definition 1)however = though (used to connect contrasting ideas)
Definitions:
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(1) (however as in: However, complications may...) though (or another expression that connects contrasting ideas)
(Based on idea 1 we might not expect idea 2, but this is a way of saying that even though idea 1 exists, we still have idea 2. Synonyms include in spite of that, despite that, nevertheless, nonetheless, on the other hand, in contrastand but.)
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(2) (however as in: However much she tried...) to whatever degree (regardless of how much; or whatever unspecified amount)