All 12 Uses
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The Truth About Forever
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- Which did not, however, stop him from continuing to circle the room, mumbling to himself.†
Chpt 1however = a word used to connect contrasting ideas as when using though, in spite of that, in contrast, nevertheless, etc.
- If, however, for some reason you're not completely satisfied, return it within thirty days and your account will not be charged.†
Chpt 1
- Now, however, as I walked in to begin my second week of work-even though our shifts began at nine, and it was only eight-fifty, Bethany and Amanda were, naturally, already there and in place in their chairs-I felt a sense of inescapable dread.†
Chpt 5
- So much for my fairy tale, however brief, my luxury of scars that didn't show.
Chpt 7 *however = regardless of how
- I do, however, want to be off this subject.†
Chpt 10however = a word used to connect contrasting ideas as when using though, in spite of that, in contrast, nevertheless, etc.
- "The fact that we're undateable, however," John, the one in the baseball hat, said to me, "did not stop her from dating all of us."†
Chpt 12
- I, however, was exiled to the back room to organize mildewed magazines.†
Chpt 14
- That's not really why I'm writing, however.†
Chpt 17however = a word used to connect contrasting ideas as when using "though", "in spite of that", "in contrast", "nevertheless", etc.
- She did, however, say that Wes had been asking about me, and she wondered if something had happened between us.†
Chpt 18 *however = a word used to connect contrasting ideas as when using though, in spite of that, in contrast, nevertheless, etc.
- The night before the party, however, my mother's luck seemed to be changing.†
Chpt 19
- It was the turn off of that road, however-which led to Delia's street-where I got stuck.†
Chpt 5
- My mother's however, was fast and frenetic.†
Chpt 18
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 contrast and but.
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(however as in: However much she tried...) to whatever degree (regardless of how much; or whatever unspecified amount)
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(however as in: However you do it, get it done!) in whatever way
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(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?"