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Synonyms: howe'er, howeer

Antonyms: howe'er, howeer

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Adverb

1. {{lb|en|conjunctive}} {{U|nevertheless}}; [[yet]], [[still]]; [[in spite of]] that.
2. {{lb|en|conjunctive}} In [[contrast]].
3. {{lb|en|degree|fused relative}} {{U|regardless of}} [[how]]; [[no matter]] [[how]]
4. {{lb|en|manner|fused relative}} {{U|regardless of}} [[how]]; [[regardless of]] the way in which.
5. {{lb|en|manner|fused relative}} In any [[way]] in which; [[how]].
6. {{lb|en|informal|manner}} In any way that one likes or chooses; in a haphazard or spontaneous way.
7. {{senseid|en|interrogative}} {{lb|en|interrogative}} [[how|How]] [[ever]]: {{non-gloss|an emphatic form of '''''[[how]]''''', used to ask in what manner}}.
8. {{lb|en|obsolete}} [[in any case|In any case]], [[at any rate]], [[at all events]].

Conjunction

1. {{lb|en|proscribed}} {{U|but}}, [[yet]], [[though]], [[although]].

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