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Meaning of however

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  however
      adv 1: despite anything to the contrary (usually following a
             concession); "although I'm a little afraid, however I'd
             like to try it"; "while we disliked each other,
             nevertheless we agreed"; "he was a stern yet fair
             master"; "granted that it is dangerous, all the same I
             still want to go" [syn: {however}, {nevertheless},
             {withal}, {still}, {yet}, {all the same}, {even so},
             {nonetheless}, {notwithstanding}]
      2: by contrast; on the other hand; "the first part was easy; the
         second, however, took hours"
      3: to whatever degree or extent; "The results, however general,
         are important"; "they have begun, however reluctantly, to
         acknowledge the legitimacy of some of the opposition's
         concerns"
      4: in whatever way or manner; "Victory, however it was brought
         about, was sweet"; "however he did it, it was very clever"

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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