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},
{
"sense": "to whatever degree",
"word": "ad lib"
},
{
"sense": "to whatever degree",
"word": "howsoever"
},
{
"sense": "to whatever degree",
"word": "howso"
},
{
"sense": "regardless of the way in which",
"word": "anyhow"
},
{
"sense": "regardless of the way in which",
"word": "howsoever"
},
{
"sense": "regardless of the way in which",
"word": "howso"
},
{
"english": "see Thesaurus:the dickens",
"sense": "emphatic how",
"word": "how + the dickens"
}
],
"translations": [
{
"code": "sq",
"lang": "Albanian",
"sense": "nevertheless",
"word": "megjithatë"
},
{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "lākin",
"sense": "nevertheless",
"word": "لٰكِن"
},
{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "lākinna",
"sense": "nevertheless",
"word": "لٰكِنَّ"
},
{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "wa-lākin",
"sense": "nevertheless",
"word": "وَلٰكِن"
},
{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "wa-lākinna",
"sense": "nevertheless",
"word": "وَلٰكِنَّ"
},
{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "raḡma ḏālik",
"sense": "nevertheless",
"word": "رَغْمَ ذٰلِك"
},
{
"code": "ary",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "waḵa had ši",
"sense": "nevertheless",
"tags": [
"Moroccan-Arabic"
],
"word": "وخى هد شي"
},
{
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "sakayn",
"sense": "nevertheless",
"word": "սակայն"
},
{
"code": "ast",
"lang": "Asturian",
"sense": "nevertheless",
"word": "sin embargu"
},
{
"code": "eu",
"lang": "Basque",
"sense": "nevertheless",
"word": "haatik"
},
{
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "adnák",
"sense": "nevertheless",
"word": "адна́к"
},
{
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "tym nje mjénš",
"sense": "nevertheless",
"word": "тым не ме́нш"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "obáče",
"sense": "nevertheless",
"word": "оба́че"
},
{
"code": "my",
"lang": "Burmese",
"roman": "dapemai.",
"sense": "nevertheless",
"word": "ဒါပေမဲ့"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "nevertheless",
"word": "tanmateix"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "nevertheless",
"word": "nogensmenys"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "dànshì",
"sense": "nevertheless",
"word": "但是"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "kěshì",
"sense": "nevertheless",
"word": "可是"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "nevertheless",
"word": "不過"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "búguò",
"sense": "nevertheless",
"word": "不过"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "nevertheless",
"word": "卻"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "què",
"sense": "nevertheless",
"word": "却"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "nevertheless",
"word": "nicméně"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "nevertheless",
"word": "však"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "nevertheless",
"word": "dog"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "nevertheless",
"word": "daarentegen"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "nevertheless",
"word": "echter"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "nevertheless",
"word": "evenwel"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "nevertheless",
"word": "kontraŭe"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "nevertheless",
"word": "tamen"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "nevertheless",
"word": "kuitenkin"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "nevertheless",
"word": "cependant"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "nevertheless",
"word": "pourtant"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "nevertheless",
"word": "néanmoins"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "nevertheless",
"word": "toutefois"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "nevertheless",
"word": "nonobstant"
},
{
"code": "fro",
"lang": "Old French",
"sense": "nevertheless",
"word": "nepourquant"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "miuxedavad amisa",
"sense": "nevertheless",
"word": "მიუხედავად ამისა"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "nevertheless",
"word": "jedoch"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "ómos",
"sense": "nevertheless",
"word": "όμως"
},
{
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "méntoi",
"sense": "nevertheless",
"word": "μέντοι"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"sense": "nevertheless",
"word": "אף על פי כן"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"sense": "nevertheless",
"word": "למרות זאת"
},
{
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "phir bhī",
"sense": "nevertheless",
"word": "फिर भी"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "nevertheless",
"word": "mégis"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "nevertheless",
"word": "viszont"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "nevertheless",
"word": "azonban"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "nevertheless",
"word": "mindazonáltal"
},
{
"code": "ilo",
"lang": "Ilocano",
"sense": "nevertheless",
"word": "ngem"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "nevertheless",
"word": "áfach"
},
{
"code": "sga",
"lang": "Old Irish",
"sense": "nevertheless",
"word": "immurgu"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "nevertheless",
"word": "però"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "nevertheless",
"word": "nonostante"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "nevertheless",
"word": "tuttavia"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "shikashi",
"sense": "nevertheless",
"word": "しかし"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "ga",
"sense": "nevertheless",
"word": "が"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "demo",
"sense": "nevertheless",
"word": "でも"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "keredomo",
"sense": "nevertheless",
"word": "けれども"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "keredo",
"sense": "nevertheless",
"word": "けれど"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "kedomo",
"sense": "nevertheless",
"word": "けども"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "kedo",
"sense": "nevertheless",
"word": "けど"
},
{
"code": "pam",
"lang": "Kapampangan",
"sense": "nevertheless",
"tags": [
"formal"
],
"word": "onyang"
},
{
"code": "pam",
"lang": "Kapampangan",
"sense": "nevertheless",
"tags": [
"colloquial"
],
"word": "oneng"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "geureona",
"sense": "nevertheless",
"word": "그러나"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "hajiman",
"sense": "nevertheless",
"word": "하지만"
},
{
"alt": "-(eu)na",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"sense": "nevertheless",
"word": "(으)나"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "-jiman",
"sense": "nevertheless",
"word": "지만"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "-man",
"sense": "nevertheless",
"word": "만"
},
{
"code": "kmr",
"lang": "Northern Kurdish",
"sense": "nevertheless",
"word": "her wiha"
},
{
"code": "kmr",
"lang": "Northern Kurdish",
"sense": "nevertheless",
"word": "dîsa jî"
},
{
"code": "kmr",
"lang": "Northern Kurdish",
"sense": "nevertheless",
"word": "lê"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "nevertheless",
"word": "tamen"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "nevertheless",
"word": "utut"
},
{
"code": "ln",
"lang": "Lingala",
"sense": "nevertheless",
"word": "ndé"
},
{
"code": "lut",
"lang": "Lushootseed",
"sense": "nevertheless",
"word": "ʔiwəɬ"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "meǵutoa",
"sense": "nevertheless",
"word": "меѓутоа"
},
{
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "nevertheless",
"word": "walau bagaimana"
},
{
"code": "mt",
"lang": "Maltese",
"sense": "nevertheless",
"word": "madankollu"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "nevertheless",
"word": "ikke desto mindre"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "nevertheless",
"word": "imidlertid"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "nevertheless",
"word": "men"
},
{
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "nevertheless",
"word": "pasmens"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "ammâ",
"sense": "nevertheless",
"word": "اما"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"sense": "nevertheless",
"word": "با این حال"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "nevertheless",
"word": "jednakże"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "nevertheless",
"word": "jednak"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "nevertheless",
"word": "no entanto"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "nevertheless",
"word": "entretanto"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "nevertheless",
"word": "totuși"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "nevertheless",
"word": "însă"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "odnáko",
"sense": "nevertheless",
"word": "одна́ко"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "tem ne méneje",
"sense": "nevertheless",
"word": "тем не ме́нее"
},
{
"code": "sco",
"lang": "Scots",
"sense": "nevertheless",
"word": "houaniver"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "nevertheless",
"word": "ge-tà"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "nevertheless",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic"
],
"word": "међутим"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "nevertheless",
"tags": [
"Roman"
],
"word": "međutim"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "nevertheless",
"word": "však"
},
{
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "nevertheless",
"word": "vendar"
},
{
"code": "dsb",
"lang": "Lower Sorbian",
"sense": "nevertheless",
"word": "pak"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "nevertheless",
"word": "sin embargo"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "nevertheless",
"word": "no obstante"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "nevertheless",
"word": "mas"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "nevertheless",
"word": "däremot"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "nevertheless",
"word": "dock"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "nevertheless",
"word": "emellertid"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "nevertheless",
"word": "subalit"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "yàang rai gôr dtaam",
"sense": "nevertheless",
"word": "อย่างไรก็ตาม"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "nevertheless",
"word": "bununla birlikte"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "nevertheless",
"word": "ancak"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "nevertheless",
"word": "lakin"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "nevertheless",
"word": "fakat"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "odnák",
"sense": "nevertheless",
"word": "одна́к"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "proté",
"sense": "nevertheless",
"word": "проте́"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "nevertheless",
"word": "tuy nhiên"
},
{
"code": "vot",
"lang": "Votic",
"sense": "nevertheless",
"word": "fśoravno"
},
{
"code": "wa",
"lang": "Walloon",
"sense": "nevertheless",
"word": "portant"
},
{
"code": "wa",
"lang": "Walloon",
"sense": "nevertheless",
"word": "mins nerén"
},
{
"code": "wa",
"lang": "Walloon",
"sense": "nevertheless",
"word": "mågré tot"
},
{
"code": "vls",
"lang": "West Flemish",
"sense": "nevertheless",
"word": "pertank"
},
{
"code": "zza",
"lang": "Zazaki",
"sense": "nevertheless",
"word": "labelê"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "vse pak",
"sense": "to whatever extent or degree",
"word": "все пак"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "to whatever extent or degree",
"word": "kiom ajn"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to whatever extent or degree",
"word": "kuinka tahansa"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to whatever extent or degree",
"word": "miten tahansa"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to whatever extent or degree",
"word": "peu importe"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to whatever extent or degree",
"word": "egal wie"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"note": "with verbs or predicate adjectives",
"sense": "to whatever extent or degree",
"word": "bármennyire"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to whatever extent or degree",
"word": "akármennyire"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"note": "with predicate adjectives only",
"sense": "to whatever extent or degree",
"word": "bármilyen"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to whatever extent or degree",
"word": "akármilyen"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"note": "followed by abstract noun",
"sense": "to whatever extent or degree",
"word": "dá"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "sepak",
"sense": "to whatever extent or degree",
"word": "сепак"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "to whatever extent or degree",
"word": "uansett hvor"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "to whatever extent or degree",
"word": "uten omsyn til hvor"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "to whatever extent or degree",
"word": "er mor"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "to whatever extent or degree",
"word": "pa mor"
}
],
"word": "however"
}
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"text": "But the real way to build a successful online business is to be better than your rivals at undermining people's control of their own attention. Partly, this is a result of how online advertising has traditionally worked: advertisers pay for clicks, and a click is a click, however it's obtained.",
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"ipa": "/hɑˈwɛvə(ɹ)/",
"tags": [
"New-York-City"
]
},
{
"rhymes": "-ɛvə(ɹ)"
},
{
"audio": "en-us-however.ogg",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/b/b4/En-us-however.ogg/En-us-however.ogg.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b4/En-us-however.ogg",
"tags": [
"US"
],
"text": "Audio (US)"
},
{
"enpr": "houĕvʹər"
}
],
"word": "however"
}
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