Definitions for howbeit
haʊˈbi ɪthow·beit

WiktionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. howbeitadverb

   Be that as it may; nevertheless.

2. howbeitconjunction

   Although.

3. Etymology: From how + be + it.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Howbeit, Howbeadverb

   Nevertheless; notwithstanding; yet; however. Not now in use.

   Etymology: how be it.

   Siker thou speak’st like a lewd lorrel,
   Of heaven to deemen so,
   Howbe I am but rude and borrel,
   Yet nearer ways I know. Edmund Spenser.

   Things so ordained are to be kept, howbeit not necessarily, any longer than ’till there grow some urgent cause to ordain the contrary. Richard Hooker, b. iv. s. 14.

   There is a knowledge which God hath always revealed unto them in the works of nature: this they honour and esteem highly as profound wisdom, howbeit this wisdom saveth them not. Richard Hooker, b. v. s. 22.

   There was no army transmitted out of England, howbeit the English colonies in Ireland did win ground upon the Irish. John Davies, on Ireland.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Howbeit

   be it as it may; nevertheless; notwithstanding; although; albeit; yet; but; however

2. Etymology: [How + be + it.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Howbeit

   how-bē′it, conj. be it how it may: notwithstanding: yet: however—(Spens.) How′be.

How to pronounce howbeit?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say howbeit in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of howbeit in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of howbeit in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of howbeit in a Sentence

1. Matthew Dube (at weed thumb):

   Actions seem to follow feelings, howbeit, they go together like Siamese twins. By regulating the actions, which are ordinarily under more direct control of your will, we can indirectly regulate the feeling that is not.

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References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Howbeit
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=howbeit
3. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/howbeit
4. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=howbeit