how
∞
1.0
- adverb
- /haʊ/
:
cómo
- And that's how you end up meeting Ron, right?
- know how
- understand how
- learn how
So I was like, how do I negate that?
- So I was like, how do I negate that?
- So that's one and how does it solve PTSD?
Examples
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I just have to figure out how this thing works.
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I can't figure out how he got that message.
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Let me show you how much you mean to me.
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Will you explain to me how that got there?
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So today, let's learn how you can make new friends.
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Let's see how good he is!
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You have raised a few questions, too: How does Alice feel about her brother's absence?
Academic text (2011) -
I can't even begin to imagine how you felt.
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How have the students been mentored, and how did this support our project goals?
Academic text (2011) -
Can you explain how you solved this difficult math problem?
Idioms
- Formal
86
6.1
A formal greeting used when meeting someone for the first time that does not need an answer
- Informal
1
9.9
People say it to boast about something they or someone else did
- Informal
Say this when you cannot give a clear answer because it depends on things you do not know
Compounds
Surface Forms
Etymology
How comes from the old English word hū meaning 'in what way', and it is in the same family as question words like who and what. So to ask how is to ask about the way or method something is done.