however
| however | |
| Received Pronunciation (AFI) | /hɑʊˈɛv.ə/ |
| General American, Standard Canadian (AFI) | /haʊˈɛv.ɚ/ ⓘ ⓘ ⓘ |
| Ciudad de Nueva York (AFI) | /hɑˈwɛv.ə/ |
| Australia (AFI) | /hæɔˈev.ə/ |
| Nueva Zelanda (AFI) | /hæʊˈev.ə/ |
| longitud silábica | trisílaba |
Etimología
[editar]Adverbio
[editar]| No comparable |
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- 1
- Sin embargo, no obstante.
- Ejemplo: He told me not to do it. However, I did it anyway. / I did it anyway, however. / I, however, did it anyway.
- Ejemplo: She wanted to go; however, she decided against it.
- Ejemplo: I didn't argue with him; I still think, however, that he is wrong.
- Ejemplo: The results were, however, encouraging.
- 2
- En contraste.
- Ejemplo: The conference itself went very well. The party afterwards, however, was a disaster.
- 3
- En cualquier grado o extensión. Nota de uso: Utilizado con un adjetivo o un adverbio.
- Ejemplo: However clear you think you've been, many questions will remain.
- Ejemplo: However rich he may be, he cannot buy it.
- 4
- De cualquier manera que a uno le guste o elija; de una manera accidental o espontánea.
- Uso: coloquial
- Ejemplo: I don't care; just do it however.
- Ejemplo: Nothing was really planned; things just happened however.
- 5 Interrogativo
- How ever: una forma enfática de how, usada para preguntar de qué manera.
- Ejemplo: I thought it was impossible. However were you able to do it?
- 6
- En cualquier caso, de todas maneras, en todo caso.
- Uso: obsoleto
Conjunción
[editar]- 7
- Sin importar la manera en que.
- Ejemplo: Let me know when you've had your interview, however it goes.
- Ejemplo: However we do this, it isn't going to work.
- 8
- De cualquier forma en que.
- Ejemplo: She offered to help however she could.
- Ejemplo: Wear your hair however you want.
- 9 Proscrito
- But, yet, though, although.
- Ejemplo: She wanted to go, *however she decided against it.
- Ejemplo: He told me not to do it, *however I did it. Lo correcto sería: He told me not to do it; however