howe'er

[ hou-air ]

/ haʊˈɛər /

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adverb, conjunction

contraction of however.

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Words nearby howe'er

how do, how does that grab you?, how do you do, howdy, howe, howe'er, howel, Howel Dda, Howells, however, however much

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How to use howe'er in a sentence

In the early morning of August 27, Howe launched a three-prong attack.
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I was taken to the hospital by ambulance and sat in the ER waiting room for what felt like days.
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The shift in language and content is click-bait for the enterprising eBay-er.
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The EU has said, since Haaretz broke the story, er, well, we have no such plans.
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Er, um, because the people dying of Ebola in West Africa are black?
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He can't talk much, though; 'tain't good fur him; his lungs is out er kilter.
Ramona|Helen Hunt Jackson
Thar couldn't nothin' kill her, short er wild beasts, ef she hed ther baby 'n her arms!
Ramona|Helen Hunt Jackson
The subject is made more embarrassing because of its—er, rather personal nature.
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It is true that I was impressed with him in a way, because the man was rather—er, inspiring, and I entertained hopes.
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The place he put it in was—er—a little below golf and a little above classical concerts.
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British Dictionary definitions for howe'er

howe'er

/ (haʊˈɛə) /

sentence connector, adverb

a poetic contraction of however

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