All 3 Uses of
however
in
Pygmalion
- Therefore, Sweet railed at Pitman as vainly as Thersites railed at Ajax: his raillery, however it may have eased his soul, gave no popular vogue to Current Shorthand.†
Act Pref. *
- [Rising] However, it's over and done with; and now I can go to bed at last without dreading tomorrow.†
Act 4 *
- Just give him the chance he wanted to show that Americans is not like us: that they recognize and respect merit in every class of life, however humble.†
Act 5
Definitions:
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(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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(however as in: However you do it, get it done!) in whatever way