Adverb
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"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"5. in what way or manner or by what means (`however' is sometimes used as an intensive form of `how');
"how did you catch the snake?""he told us how he did it""however did you get here so soon?"