different between however vs inturn
however
English
Etymology
From Middle English however, how-ever, how-evere, equivalent to how +? ever. Compare also Middle English how-as-evere and howsoevere, how-so-evere (“howsoever”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /h????v?/
- (US) enPR: hou?v??r, IPA(key): /ha???v?/
- (NYC) IPA(key): /h?w?v?/
- Rhymes: -?v?(r)
- Hyphenation: how?ev?er
Adverb
however (not comparable)
- Nevertheless; yet, still; in spite of (that).
- She wanted to go; however, she decided against it.
- (degree) To whatever degree or extent
- (manner) In whatever way or manner.
- An emphatic form of how.
- However were you able to do it?
- (obsolete) In any case, at any rate, at all events.
- c. 1680, John Tillotson:
- Our chief end and highest interest is happiness : And this is happiness to be freed from all (if it may) [or] however from the greatest evils.
- c. 1680, John Tillotson:
Synonyms
- (nevertheless): nonetheless, notwithstanding, that said, still and all; see also Thesaurus:nevertheless
- (to whatever degree): ad lib, howsoever, howso
- (emphatic howin whatever manner): anyhow, howsoever, howso
- (emphatic how): how + the dickens (see Thesaurus:the dickens)
- (in any case): after all, anyway; see also Thesaurus:regardless
Translations
Conjunction
however
- In whatever way or manner.
- she offered to help however she could
- (proscribed) Although, though, but, yet.
Usage notes
- Both conjunctive uses of "however" are identical to adverbial uses except in punctuation (when written) and in prosody (when spoken). Hence, the following proscribed sentence:
- is equivalent to the following accepted one:
- which can also be written in two sentences::
- they are functionally equivalent to:
- He told me not to do it, but I did it.
- In particular, when used as a conjunction in this sense, however always appears between the clauses it connects; it does not introduce a subordinate clause that can be moved to the start of an independent clause, but simply coordinates two independent clauses.
References
- however in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- “however” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
- "however (degree)" in Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary (Cambridge University Press, 2007)
- "however (despite)" in Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary (Cambridge University Press, 2007)
- "however (way)" in Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary (Cambridge University Press, 2007)
- “however”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
- Oxford English Dictionary, second edition (1989)
- Random House Webster's Unabridged Electronic Dictionary (1987-1996)
Anagrams
- everwho, whoever
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inturn
English
Etymology 1
From Middle English inturnen, equivalent to in- +? turn.
Verb
inturn (third-person singular simple present inturns, present participle inturning, simple past and past participle inturned)
- (transitive) To turn in or inward.
- 1904, United States Patent Office
- A machine of the class described, comprising in combination with a suitably-actuated needle, a driving-shaft, means actuated from said shaft for carrying two or more plies of material through the machine, and similarly-actuated means working alternately with the needle to inturn the edges of said plies.
- 1904, United States Patent Office
Derived terms
- inturned
Etymology 2
From Middle English inturn, intorn, equivalent to in- +? turn.
Noun
inturn (plural inturns)
- The act or process of turning in.
- (wrestling) A move where the wrestler puts his thigh between the tights of his opponent, and lifts him up.
Anagrams
- turn in, turnin'
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- turnitin
- what in turn synonym
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- in turn meaning
- what dog in turner and hooch
- what is in turnip greens
- what is in turnip soup
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