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Definition of how

First Known Use: before 12th century

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Examples of how in a Sentence

How and where did you meet him?

How shall I address the President?

How will we pay for the trip?

“How did you get here?” “By bus.”

“How did she die?” “She had cancer.”

How do you know that?

How did you find us?

How could you have known?

How did you happen to move here?

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Origin and Etymology of how

First Known Use: before 12th century

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Definition of how

Examples of how in a Sentence

We asked how we could help.

Let me tell you how we'll pay for the trip.

The book tells the story of how the company was founded.

She explained how she came to live here.

I don't know how the service is at the new restaurant.

I remember how they fought.

Be careful how you talk; you could get fired.

She told us how she had to work hard.

He knows how you are a valued employee.

It's amazing how they completed the bridge so quickly.

Origin and Etymology of how

First Known Use: before 12th century

Definition of how

Examples of how in a Sentence

the environmental activist eagerly launched into an explanation of the hows and whys of developing renewable energy sources

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Origin and Etymology of how

First Known Use: 1533

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HOW Defined for English Language Learners

Definition of how for English Language Learners

: in what manner or way : by what means

: for what reason

: to what degree, extent, or amount

Definition of how for English Language Learners

: in what manner or way

: in whatever way

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