how

Meaning

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.

Concepts

how

what

in what way

why

how much

by what means

as

in what manner

like

how many

what extent

which

when

however

whatever

whereby

know

but

what degree

where

alas

whence

method

means

able

how come

such as

so

such that

how about

somehow

what kind of

be sure

extremely

indeed

truly

what kind

for what purpose

for what reason

what for

whatsoever

at once

directly

instantly

by way of

by which

thereby

wherein

by what ? whence

manner

way

very

that

which one

which way

admit

thus

about

do

to

hurting

what amount

yet

from where

what like

what sort

great

someway

yea

yep

anyhow

as many as

as much as

some

spade

Pronounced as (IPA)

/haʊ/

Etymology

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.

Sentences

Good morning , how are you ?

Cause you know how politicians are .

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

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

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