how

how is on the Basic English 850 List.

house - how - humor

how is one of the 1000 most common headwords.

house - how - however

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /haʊ/
• SAMPA: /haU/

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Adverb

Positive how

Comparative none

Superlative none

1. The word how is used to ask about the way something happens or the way people do things.

   How will we ever solve this problem?

2. The word how is used to tell about the way something happens or the way people do things.

   I know how we can solve this problem.

   This is how to make this machine work.

3. (exclamation) The word how is used to show that you feel strongly about something.

   How old he looks!

Adjective

Positive how

Comparative none

Superlative none

1. You use how to ask if something was good or bad, or what qualities it has.

   How was the movie?

   How are you feeling?

Subordinator

Subordinator how

1. (informal) You use how to tell that something happens, is done, or is true.
   • Synonym: that

   She told him how it wasn't fun anymore.