All 6 Uses of
however
in
The Death of Ivan Ilych
- The chief thing however was that he had his official duties.†
Chpt 2 (definition 1)
- He could not, however, be blamed for that, and Ivan Ilych still obeyed his orders implicitly and at first derived some comfort from doing so.†
Chpt 4 (definition 1) *
- At last, however, he went to his study and did what was necessary, but the consciousness that he had put something aside — an important, intimate matter which he would revert to when his work was done — never left him.†
Chpt 5 (definition 1)
- He however knew that do what they would nothing would come of it, only still more agonizing suffering and death.†
Chpt 7 (definition 1)
- But however much he pondered he found no answer.
Chpt 9 (definition 2) *however = regardless of how
- However ….†
Chpt 11 (definition 1)
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)