All 12 Uses of
however
in
Oryx and Crake
- The bed frame remains, however; he can still use it at noon.†
p. 39..4
- No hope of whittling that kind of game, however.†
p. 40..8 (definition 1)
- Bells were rung, however.†
p. 116..4 (definition 1) *
- He was admired for this, however: it showed he was good at his trade, and the children would be in competent hands.†
p. 118..5 *
- Uncle En had experience, however: he treated the new children as if they were cats, he gave them time to get used to things.†
p. 127..2
- Ile hasn't caught them making any graven images yet, however.†
p. 157..9 (definition 1)
- However you look at it, he'd said, what it boiled down to was eating your own shit.†
p. 159..3 (definition 1)
- An eyeball that could still see, however.†
p. 260..4 (definition 1)
- He had no further wish to try it out himself, however: he had enough problems without his penis bursting.†
p. 296..5
- In the long run, however, the benefits for the future human race of the two in combination would be stupendous.†
p. 304..8 (definition 1)
- Crake, King of the Crakery, because Crake is still there, still in possession, still the ruler of his own domain, however dark that bubble of light has now become.
p. 333..9 (definition 2) *however = regardless of how
- He knows he can't overdo it, however: the stuff is very potent.†
p. 337..2 (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)
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(however as in: However you do it, get it done!) in whatever way