how

Signification

Adv

1. To what degree or extent.
2. In what manner:
3. In what manner:
4. In what manner:
5. In what manner:
6. In what manner:
7. In what manner:
8. In what manner
9. In what state or condition.
10. Used as a modifier to indicate surprise, delight, or other strong feelings in an exclamation.

Conj

1. The manner or way in which.
2. In any way in which; in whatever way; however.
3. That, the fact that.

Noun

The means by which something is accomplished.

Noun

1. An artificial barrow or tumulus; in later folklore, associated with fairies.
2. A small hill in northern England.

Intj

A greeting, used in representations of Native American speech.

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/haʊ/

Étymologie

From Middle English how, hou, hu, hwu, from Old English hū, from Proto-West Germanic *hwō, from Proto-Germanic *hwō (“through what, how”), from the same root as hwæt (“who, what”). /hw/ > /h/ due to wh-cluster reduction in Old English; compare who, which underwent this change later, and thus is spelt wh (Middle English spelling of /hw/) but pronounced /h/ (it previously had a different vowel, hence avoided the spelling and sound change in Old English). Vowel change per Great Vowel Shift.
Akin to Scots hoo, foo (“how”), Saterland Frisian wo (“how”), West Frisian hoe (“how”), Low German ho, wo, wu (“how”), Dutch hoe (“how”), German wie (“how”), Swedish hur (“how”). See who and compare why.

Phrases

Good morning , how are you ?

Bonjour, comment vas-tu?

Cause you know how politicians are .

Parce que vous savez à quel point les politiciens sont.

He must know how to make rain and drive away the locusts .

Il doit savoir faire de la pluie et chasser les sauterelles.

The exact shape of the cavity is often dependent on how many lamps are used .

La forme exacte de la cavité dépend souvent du nombre de lampes utilisées.

The referendum did not provide how the reduction of members was to occur .

Le référendum n'a pas fourni comment la réduction des membres devait se produire.