however
Usage
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The adverb however implies slight opposition, and displays a second consideration to be compared with the first: We are going; however (“notice this also”), we shall return. But marks a more marked opposition or contrast, though in a casual way: We are going, but we shall return. Nevertheless implies a concession, something which should not be forgotten in making a summing up: We are going; nevertheless (“do not forget that”), we shall return. Still implies that in spite of a preceding concession, something must be considered as possible or even inevitable: We have to go on foot; still (“it is probable and possible that”), we'll get there. Yet implies that in spite of a preceding concession, there is still a chance for a different outcome: We are going; yet (“in spite of all, some day”), we shall return.
Example Sentences
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Others, however, will insist the rewriting of history is the only way of restoring the competition's official record, and rewarding clubs that competed within the rules.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
For now, however, the proposal that could have reopened the strait within a week appears to have met a considerably shorter response from the president: no.
From Salon ● Sep. 26, 2026
Despite losing contact with the dollar system and overseas assets, however, Tehran has managed to hang on to vital air links and banking connections with neighbors across the Middle East.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026
A new study led by Caltech researchers, however, is raising questions about whether the Russian evidence really records a planetwide event.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026
Duane, however, mistook them for two round eyes.
From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el
