Definition of however

• despite anything to the contrary (usually following a concession); "although Im a little afraid, however Id 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 oppositions concerns"