"however" meaning in English

{
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "It was very long. However, it was not long enough."
        },
        {
          "text": "In 1966, there just wasn't enough money. The next year, however, the economic situation was already improving."
        },
        {
          "text": "The price has gone down around the world. The Japanese price has remained unchanged, however."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "You use however to show that there is a contrast between two ideas."
      ],
      "id": "simple-however-en-adv-1D2IAcU6",
      "raw_tags": [
        "sentence adverb"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "You call me however late you arrive."
        },
        {
          "text": "We should care about all living things, however small."
        },
        {
          "text": "I have to buy it, however much it costs."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "You used however to say the size, amount, or other quality is not important."
      ],
      "id": "simple-however-en-adv-HTLluEQG",
      "raw_tags": [
        "relative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "However you say it, it means the same thing."
        },
        {
          "text": "You can do it however you like."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "in any way"
      ],
      "id": "simple-however-en-adv-AwWGXCzQ",
      "raw_tags": [
        "relative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "However were you able to do it?"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "how"
      ],
      "id": "simple-however-en-adv-gESq4fho",
      "raw_tags": [
        "question"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/hɑʊˈεvə/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/haU\"Ev@/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "enpr": "/houĕvʹər/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/haʊˈɛvɚ/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/haU'Ev@`/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-however.ogg",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Audio"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "however"
}

{
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Sentence adverbs"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "It was very long. However, it was not long enough."
        },
        {
          "text": "In 1966, there just wasn't enough money. The next year, however, the economic situation was already improving."
        },
        {
          "text": "The price has gone down around the world. The Japanese price has remained unchanged, however."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "You use however to show that there is a contrast between two ideas."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "sentence adverb"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "You call me however late you arrive."
        },
        {
          "text": "We should care about all living things, however small."
        },
        {
          "text": "I have to buy it, however much it costs."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "You used however to say the size, amount, or other quality is not important."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "relative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "However you say it, it means the same thing."
        },
        {
          "text": "You can do it however you like."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "in any way"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "relative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "However were you able to do it?"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "how"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "question"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/hɑʊˈεvə/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/haU\"Ev@/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "enpr": "/houĕvʹər/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/haʊˈɛvɚ/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/haU'Ev@`/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-however.ogg",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Audio"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "however"
}