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    • Synonyms how 1 American [hou] / haʊ /

    adverb

    1. in what way or manner; by what means?.

      How did the accident happen?

    2. to what extent, degree, etc.?.

      How damaged is the car?

    3. in what state or condition?.

      How are you?

    4. for what reason; why?.

      How can you talk such nonsense?

    5. to what effect; with what meaning?.

      How is one to interpret his action?

    6. what?.

      How do you mean? If they don't have vanilla, how about chocolate?

    7. (used as an intensifier).

      How seldom I go there!

    8. by what title or name?.

      How does one address the president?

    9. at what price.

      How are the new cars going, cheaper than last year's models?

    10. by what amount or in what measure or quantity?.

      How do you sell these tomatoes?

    11. in what form or shape?.

      How does the demon appear in the first act of the opera? How does the medication come?

    conjunction

    1. the manner or way in which.

      He couldn't figure out how to solve the problem.

    2. about the manner, condition, or way in which.

      I don't care how you leave your desk when you go. Be careful how you act.

    3. in whatever manner or way; however.

      You can travel how you please.

    4. Informal. that.

      He told us how he was honest and could be trusted.

    noun

    1. a question concerning the way or manner in which something is done, achieved, etc..

      a child's unending whys and hows.

    2. a way or manner of doing something.

      to consider all the hows and wherefores.

    3. a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter H.

    idioms

    1. how so? how does it happen to be so? why?.

      You haven't any desire to go? How so?

    2. and how! certainly! you bet!.

      Am I happy? And how!

    3. how come? how is it that? why?.

      How come you never visit us anymore?

    4. Here's how, (used as a toast.)

    how 2 American [hou] / haʊ /

    interjection

    Facetious: Often Offensive.

    1. (used as a greeting in imitation of American Indian speech.)

    how 1 British / haʊ /

    adverb

    1. in what way? in what manner? by what means?: how did it happen? Also used in indirect questions: tell me how he did it

    2. to what extent?

      how tall is he?

    3. how good? how well? what…like?

      how did she sing?

      how was the holiday?

    4. used to suggest something

      how about asking her?

      how about a cup of tea?

    5. what is your state of health?

    6. informal what is the reason (that)?

      how come you told him?

      1. is this satisfactory as regards…?

        how's that for size?

      2. an exclamation used to draw attention to a quality, deed, etc

        how is that for endurance?

      1. what is your opinion?

      2. Also written: howzat. cricket (an appeal to the umpire) is the batsman out?

    9. archaic what is the meaning of this?

    10. Also: as how. not_standard that

      he told me as how the shop was closed

    11. in whatever way

      do it how you wish

    12. used in exclamations to emphasize extent

      how happy I was!

    13. (intensifier) very much so!

    14. (as a toast) good health!

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    noun

    1. the way a thing is done

      the how of it

    "Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 how 2 British / haʊ /

    1. a greeting supposed to be or have been used by American Indians and often used humorously

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    See firewater.

    Etymology

    Origin of how1

    First recorded before 900; Middle English hou, ou, hu, Old English hū; cognate with Old Frisian hū, ho, Dutch hoe; akin to Old High German hweo, German wie, Gothic hwaiwa

    Origin of how2

    First recorded in 1810–20; of uncertain origin

    Example Sentences

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    It will be interesting to see how active London City Lionesses are.

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