How
Listen:Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
how1
▶adverb
- 1 in what way or by what means.
- 2 in what condition or health.
- 3 to what extent or degree.
- 4 the way in which; that.
■ however.
– phrases
and how! informal very much so.
how about? would you like?
how do you do? a formal greeting.
how many what number.
how much what amount or price.
how now? archaic what is the meaning of this?
how's that? Cricket is the batsman out or not? (said to an umpire).
and how! informal very much so.
how about? would you like?
how do you do? a formal greeting.
how many what number.
how much what amount or price.
how now? archaic what is the meaning of this?
how's that? Cricket is the batsman out or not? (said to an umpire).
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
how2
▶exclamation a greeting attributed to North American Indians.
– origin C19: perh. from Sioux háo or Omaha hou.
'How' also found in these Oxford entries:
acoustic
- aliquot
- any
- beat
- born
- by
- call
- cariad
- catch
- change
- clue
- come
- count
- credit rating
- culprit
- curve
- dare
- direction
- divide
- every
- exit poll
- father
- find
- forcing
- go
- grab
- Grinch
- hang
- heart
- hiya
- how
- how
- how-do-you-do
- howdy
- however
- howzat
- human geography
- information theory
- instruction
- intense
- interrogative
- know-how
- land
- lifeline
- like
- milepost
- nothing
- numerator
- off
- orthography
