how¹ /how/

1. In what manner
2. To what extent
3. By what means
4. In what condition
5. For what reason
6. To what extent, in what degree
7. That

Manner, method

howˈ-to adjective

(of books, etc) showing how to do things (also noun)

and how! (orig N Am inf)

1. Yes, certainly
2. Very much indeed
3. I should think so indeed

how about…?

1. What do you think of…?
2. Would you like (something)?
3. Are you interested in (doing something)?

how are you?

1. A conventional greeting to an acquaintance
2. Sometimes specifically referring to his or her state of health

how come? (informal)

How does that come about?

how-do-you-do see under do¹; see also howdy

how now?

1. What is this?
2. Why is this so?

how so? (archaic)

How can this be so?, why?

• palaeographer
• palaeographers
• palaeographic
• palaeographical
• palaeographies
• mockers
• mockery
• mock-heroic
• mock-heroical
• mock-heroically
• mock-heroics
• mocking
• mockingbird
• mockingbirds
• mockingly
• mockings
• mockingthrush
• mockingthrushes
• mock-modest
• mock-modesty
• mock moon
• mock moons
• mockney
• mockneys
• mock orange