Definition of how How

/hawˈ/ - [haw] - how

We found 19 definitions of how from 6 different sources.

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What does how mean?

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  • how (Noun)
    The means by which something is accomplished.
  • how (Noun)
    An artificial barrow or tumulus.
  • how (Noun)
    A small hill in northern England.
  • how (Adverb)
    To what degree.
  • how (Adverb)
    In what manner.
  • how (Adjective)
    In what state.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • how (adv.)
    In what manner or way; by what means or process.
  • how (adv.)
    To what degree or extent, number or amount; in what proportion; by what measure or quality.
  • how (adv.)
    For what reason; from what cause.
  • how (adv.)
    In what state, condition, or plight.
  • how (adv.)
    By what name, designation, or title.
  • how (adv.)
    At what price; how dear.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • how
    In what way.
  • how
    In the way of.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • how
    how, adv. in what manner: to what extent: for what reason: by what means: from what cause: in what condition: (N.T.) sometimes=that.—The how and the why, the manner and the cause. [A.S. is prob. a form of hwí, in what way, why, the instrumental case of hwá, who.]
  • how
    Howe, how, n. (Scot.) a hollow, glen, dell, or narrow plain. [Prob. related to hole.]
  • how
    how, n. (prov.) a low hill. [Akin to high, A.S. heáh.]

Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book

  • how
    An ancient term for the carina or hold of a ship.

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  • how, noun, singular of hows.
  • how, adjective, not comparable.

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