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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St. John Bosco, however, is in the toughest part of the 16-team Boras Classic bracket.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026
Sindarov, however, has been on the fast track to greatness since he was a preteen.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026
You’re a little past the stage where fixing family communications can help you, however.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026
The current version of FISA, however, is set to sunset on April 20, unless Congress acts to renew it.
From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026
He quietly absorbed it all, getting used to this new, more chaotic reality, and tried to figure out his place inside it, for however long it lasted.
From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
