however

/hɑʊˈev·ər/ adv [not gradable] (DEGREE)

Definition

› to whatever amount or degree: However fast we drive, we’re not going to get there in time. If Emma likes something she’ll buy it, however much it costs.

(Definition of however adv (DEGREE) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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how adv
how come something happened idiom
how conjunction
how dare you do something idiom
howdy exclamation
however adv DEGREE
however adv DESPITE
however adv WAY
however conjunction WAY
howl n
howl v

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