All 3 Uses of
however
in
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
- If there really is a door in this house that leads to some other world (and I should warn you that this is a very strange house, and even I know very little about it) — if, I say, she had got into another world, I should not be at a surprised to find that the other world had a separate time of its own; so that however long you stay there it would never take up any of our time.†
Chpt 5 (definition 1) *
- It wasn't a very good excuse, however, for deep down inside him he really knew that the White Witch was bad and cruel.†
Chpt 9 (definition 2) *
- And however the dwarf whipped the poor reindeer the sledge went slower and slower.†
Chpt 11 *
Definitions:
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(1) (however as in: However much she tried...) to whatever degree (regardless of how much; or whatever unspecified amount)
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(2) (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