All 50 Uses of
however
in
War and Peace
- Influence in society, however, is a capital which has to be economized if it is to last.
Chpt 1however = a word used to connect contrasting ideas as when using though, in spite of that, in contrast, nevertheless, etc.
- All his absent-mindedness and inability to enter a room and converse in it was, however, redeemed by his kindly, simple, and modest expression.
Chpt 1
- However much he drank, he never lost his clearheadedness.
Chpt 1however = regardless of how
- He received, however, no appointment to Kutuzov's staff despite all Anna Mikhaylovna's endeavors and entreaties.
Chpt 1however = a word used to connect contrasting ideas as when using though, in spite of that, in contrast, nevertheless, etc.
- However, I'll see her and no more.
Chpt 1
- This pleasure will be but a brief one, however, for he will leave, us again to take part in this unhappy war into which we have been drawn, God knows how or why.
Chpt 1
- However, I think the regiment is not a bad one, eh?
Chpt 2
- At the chief entrance to the palace, however, an official came running out to meet him, and learning that he was a special messenger led him to another entrance.
Chpt 2
- However, I will let you know.
Chpt 2
- "Buonaparte?" he repeated, accentuating the u: "I think, however, now that he lays down laws for Austria at Schonbrunn, il faut lui faire grace de l'u!"
Chpt 2
- If, however, the Emperor of Russia ratifies that convention, I will ratify it; but it is only a trick.
Chpt 2
- "However, there will hardly be an engagement today," said Bagration as if to reassure Prince Andrew.
Chpt 2 *
- Suddenly, however, he was struck by a voice coming from the shed, and its tone was so sincere that he could not but listen.
Chpt 2
- However, he put his horse to a trot in the direction of Tushin's battery.
Chpt 2
- Prince Andrew noticed, however, that though what happened was due to chance and was independent of the commander's will, owing to the tact Bagration showed, his presence was very valuable.
Chpt 2
- However inconvenient the position, it was now necessary to attack in order to cut away through for themselves.
Chpt 2 *however = regardless of how
- Their spirits once roused were, however, not diminished, but only changed character.
Chpt 2however = a word used to connect contrasting ideas as when using though, in spite of that, in contrast, nevertheless, etc.
- But much as all the rest laughed, talked, and joked, much as they enjoyed their Rhine wine, saute, and ices, and however they avoided looking at the young couple, and heedless and unobservant as they seemed of them, one could feel by the occasional glances they gave that the story about Sergey Kuzmich, the laughter, and the food were all a pretense, and that the whole attention of that company was directed to—Pierre and Helene.
Chpt 3however = in whatever way
- However, at nine o'clock the prince, in his velvet coat with a sable collar and cap, went out for his usual walk.
Chpt 3however = a word used to connect contrasting ideas as when using though, in spite of that, in contrast, nevertheless, etc.
- Her hair was carefully done and her face was animated, which, however, did not conceal its sunken and faded outlines.
Chpt 3
- They forgot that the frightened face and the figure could not be altered, and that however they might change the setting and adornment of that face, it would still remain piteous and plain.
Chpt 3 *however = in whatever way
- Glancing, however, at Boris, he saw that he too seemed ashamed of the hussar of the line.
Chpt 3however = a word used to connect contrasting ideas as when using though, in spite of that, in contrast, nevertheless, etc.
- However," he added rising, "you know my name and where to find me, but don't forget that I do not regard either myself or you as having been at all insulted, and as a man older than you, my advice is to let the matter drop.
Chpt 3
- However, dear fellow," he said abruptly and eagerly, "I must confess to having been unjust to the Austrians and especially to Weyrother.
Chpt 3
- "However, I think General Kutuzov has come out," said Prince Andrew.
Chpt 3
- Prince Andrew, however, did not answer that voice and went on dreaming of his triumphs.
Chpt 3
- However far he has walked, whatever strange, unknown, and dangerous places he reaches, just as a sailor is always surrounded by the same decks, masts, and rigging of his ship, so the soldier always has around him the same comrades, the same ranks, the same sergeant major Ivan Mitrich, the same company dog Jack, and the same commanders.
Chpt 3however = regardless of how
- "However, if you command it, Your Majesty," said Kutuzov, lifting his head and again assuming his former tone of a dull, unreasoning, but submissive general.
Chpt 3however = a word used to connect contrasting ideas as when using though, in spite of that, in contrast, nevertheless, etc.
- "However, it is time to get on," he added, and, stepping off the raft, he looked up at the sky to which Pierre had pointed, and for the first time since Austerlitz saw that high, everlasting sky he had seen while lying on that battlefield; and something that had long been slumbering, something that was best within him, suddenly awoke, joyful and youthful, in his soul.
Chpt 5
- The assistant, however, did not confirm the doctor's words.
Chpt 5
- However, I'll look up our list.
Chpt 5
- "Very glad, very glad to see you," he said, however, coming toward him with a smile.
Chpt 5
- "I think, however, that these condemnations have some ground," returned Prince Andrew, trying to resist Speranski's influence, of which he began to be conscious.
Chpt 6
- Amid the turmoil of his activities and distractions, however, Pierre at the end of a year began to feel that the more firmly he tried to rest upon it, the more Masonic ground on which he stood gave way under him.
Chpt 6
- In her behavior to her mother Natasha seemed rough, but she was so sensitive and tactful that however she clasped her mother she always managed to do it without hurting her or making her feel uncomfortable or displeased.
Chpt 6however = in whatever way
- At the appointed hour, however, he entered the modest house Speranski owned in the Taurida Gardens.
Chpt 6however = a word used to connect contrasting ideas as when using though, in spite of that, in contrast, nevertheless, etc.
- With his son, however, he employed the diplomacy he reserved for important occasions and, adopting a quiet tone, discussed the whole matter.
Chpt 6
- But however much they left her in peace she could not now be at peace, and immediately felt this.
Chpt 6however = regardless of how
- However, God grant that everything turns out well!
Chpt 7however = a word used to connect contrasting ideas as when using though, in spite of that, in contrast, nevertheless, etc.
- Chekmar held in leash three formidable wolfhounds, who had, however, grown fat like their master and his horse.
Chpt 7
- However often she told herself that she must not get irritable when teaching her nephew, almost every time that, pointer in hand, she sat down to show him the French alphabet, she so longed to pour her own knowledge quickly and easily into the child—who was already afraid that Auntie might at any moment get angry—that at his slightest inattention she trembled, became flustered and heated, raised her voice, and sometimes pulled him by the arm and put him in the corner.
Chpt 8however = regardless of how
- Her melancholy, however, began to turn to irritability, and not long before Boris' departure she formed a definite plan of action.
Chpt 8however = a word used to connect contrasting ideas as when using though, in spite of that, in contrast, nevertheless, etc.
- "Do not think, however," she wrote, "that my father is ill-disposed toward you."
Chpt 8
- In Pierre, however, that comet with its long luminous tail aroused no feeling of fear.
Chpt 8
- Not having found Kuragin in Turkey, Prince Andrew did not think it necessary to rush back to Russia after him, but all the same he knew that however long it might be before he met Kuragin, despite his contempt for him and despite all the proofs he deduced to convince himself that it was not worth stooping to a conflict with him—he knew that when he did meet him he would not be able to resist calling him out, any more than a ravenous man can help snatching at food.†
Chpt 9however long = whatever length of time
- For the Pavlograd hussars, however, the whole of this retreat during the finest period of summer and with sufficient supplies was a very simple and agreeable business.
Chpt 9however = a word used to connect contrasting ideas as when using though, in spite of that, in contrast, nevertheless, etc.
- Pierre, however, felt excited, and the general desire to show that they were ready to go to all lengths—which found expression in the tones and looks more than in the substance of the speeches—infected him too.
Chpt 9
- She felt that she could not understand them however much she might think about them.
Chpt 10however = regardless of how
- Lavrushka, however, ran up to Karp and seized him by the arms from behind.
Chpt 10however = a word used to connect contrasting ideas as when using though, in spite of that, in contrast, nevertheless, etc.
- The faces all expressed animation and apprehension, but it seemed to Pierre that the cause of the excitement shown in some of these faces lay chiefly in questions of personal success; his mind, however, was occupied by the different expression he saw on other faces—an expression that spoke not of personal matters but of the universal questions of life and death.
Chpt 10
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.) -
(2)
(however as in: However much she tried...) to whatever degree (regardless of how much; or whatever unspecified amount)
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(3)
(however as in: However you do it, get it done!) in whatever way
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(4)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Much more rarely (and arguably incorrectly), however can be used to intensify the word how, as when one says "However did you find her?" Grammarians would suggest using two words for that usage: "How ever did you find her?"