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say it: how-EV-ur
however is an adverb meaning "despite anything to the contrary (usually preceding a concession)". It is pronounced /ˌhaʊˈɛvɚ/ — how-EV-ur. It carries 4 recorded senses.
despite anything to the contrary (usually preceding 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”
by contrast; on the other hand
“the first part was easy; the second, however, took hours”
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”
in whatever way or manner
“Victory, however it was brought about, was sweet”
“however he did it, it was very clever”
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for however come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.