However vs. Yet

Howeveradverb

Nevertheless; yet, still; in spite of (that).

‘He told me not to do it. I, however, did it anyway. / I did it anyway, however. / (sometimes proscribed:) However, I did it anyway.’; ‘She wanted to go; however, she decided against it.’;

Yetadverb

(usually with negative) Thus far; up to the present; up to some specified time.

‘He has never yet been late for an appointment;’; ‘I’m not yet wise enough to answer that;’; ‘Have you finished yet?’;

Howeveradverb

(degree) To whatever degree or extent

‘However clear you think you've been, many questions will remain.’;

Yetadverb

Continuously up to the current time; still.

‘The workers went to the factory early and are striking yet.’;

Howeveradverb

(manner) In whatever way or manner.

‘Let me know when you've had your interview, however it goes.’;

Yetadverb

At some future time; eventually.

‘The riddle will be solved yet.’;

Howeveradverb

An emphatic form of how.

‘However were you able to do it?’;

Yetadverb

Not as of the time referenced.

‘I've yet to see him. — I have not yet seen him.’; ‘I had yet to go to a convention. — I had not yet gone to a convention.’; ‘He seemed yet to be convinced. — He seemed not yet to have been convinced.’;

Howeveradverb

(obsolete) In any case, at any rate, at all events.

Yetadverb

In addition.

‘There are two hours yet to go until our destination.’;

Howeverconjunction

In whatever way or manner.

‘she offered to help however she could’;

Yetadverb

(degree) Even.

‘K-2 is yet higher than this.’;

Howeverconjunction

(proscribed) Although, though, but, yet.

Yetconjunction

Nevertheless; however; but; despite that.

‘I thought I knew you, yet how wrong I was.’;

Howeveradverb

In whetever manner, way, or degree.

‘However yet they me despise and spite.’; ‘Howe'er the business goes, you have made fault.’;

Yetverb

(dialectal) To melt; found; cast, as metal.

Howeveradverb

At all events; at least; in any case.

‘Our chief end is to be freed from all, if it may be, however from the greatest evils.’;

Yetnoun

(dialectal) A metal pan or boiler; yetling.

Howeverconjunction

Nevertheless; notwithstanding; yet; still; though; as, I shall not oppose your design; I can not, however, approve of it.

‘In your excuse your love does little say;You might howe'er have took a better way.’;

Yetnoun

Any one of several species of large marine gastropods belonging to the genus Yetus, or Cymba; a boat shell.

Howeveradverb

despite anything to the contrary (usually following a concession);

‘although I'm a little afraid, however I'd like to try it’; ‘while we disliked each other, nevertheless we agreed’; ‘he was a stern yet fair master’; ‘granted that it is dangerous, all the same I still want to go’;

Yetadverb

In addition; further; besides; over and above; still.

‘This furnishes us with yet one more reason why our savior, lays such a particular stress acts of mercy.’; ‘The rapine is made yet blacker by the pretense of piety and justice.’;

Howeveradverb

by contrast; on the other hand;

‘the first part was easy; the second, however, took hours’;

Yetadverb

At the same time; by continuance from a former state; still.

‘Facts they had heard while they were yet heathens.’;

Howeveradverb

to whatever degree or extent;

‘The results, however general, are important’; ‘they have begun, however reluctantly, to acknowledge the legitimacy of some of the opposition's concerns’;

Yetadverb

Up to the present time; thus far; hitherto; until now; - and with the negative, not yet, not up to the present time; not as soon as now; as, Is it time to go? Not yet. See As yet, under As, conj.

‘Ne never yet no villainy ne said.’;

Howeveradverb

in whatever way or manner;

‘Victory, however it was brought about, was sweet’; ‘however he did it, it was very clever’;

Yetadverb

Before some future time; before the end; eventually; in time.

Howeveradverb

in what way or manner or by what means (`however' is sometimes used as an intensive form of `how');

‘how did you catch the snake?’; ‘he told us how he did it’; ‘however did you get here so soon?’;

Yetadverb

Even; - used emphatically.

‘Men may not too rashly believe the confessions of witches, nor yet the evidence against them.’;

Yetconjunction

Nevertheless; notwithstanding; however.

‘Yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.’;

Yetadverb

up to the present time;

‘I have yet to see the results’; ‘details are yet to be worked out’;

Yetadverb

used in negative statement to describe a situation that has existed up to this point or up to the present time;

‘So far he hasn't called’; ‘the sun isn't up yet’;

Yetadverb

to a greater degree or extent; used with comparisons;

‘looked sick and felt even worse’; ‘an even (or still) more interesting problem’; ‘still another problem must be solved’; ‘a yet sadder tale’;

Yetadverb

within an indefinite time or at an unspecified future time;

‘he will understand eventually’; ‘he longed for the flowers that were yet to show themselves’; ‘sooner or later you will have to face the facts’; ‘in time they came to accept the harsh reality’;

Yetadverb

used after a superlative;

‘this is the best so far’; ‘the largest drug bust yet’;

Yetadverb

despite anything to the contrary (usually following a concession);

‘although I'm a little afraid, however I'd like to try it’; ‘while we disliked each other, nevertheless we agreed’; ‘he was a stern yet fair master’; ‘granted that it is dangerous, all the same I still want to go’;

Yetadverb

up until the present or a specified or implied time; by now or then

‘I haven't told anyone else yet’; ‘aren't you ready to go yet?’; ‘I have yet to be convinced’; ‘the congress was widely acclaimed as the best yet’;

Yetadverb

as soon as the present or a specified or implied time

‘wait, don't go yet’;

Yetadverb

from now into the future for a specified length of time

‘I hope to continue for some time yet’;

Yetadverb

referring to something that will or may happen in the future

‘further research may yet explain the enigma’; ‘I know she's alive and I'll find her yet’;

Yetadverb

still; even (used to emphasize increase or repetition)

‘snow, snow, and yet more snow’; ‘yet another diet book’; ‘the rations were reduced yet again’;

Yetadverb

in spite of that; nevertheless

‘every week she gets worse, and yet it could go on for years’;

Yetconjunction

but at the same time; but nevertheless

‘the path was dark, yet I slowly found my way’;