how

Meanings

Plural: how's, hows

Adv

To what degree or extent.
In what manner:
By what means.
In what manner:
With overtones of why, for what reason.
In what manner:
In any manner in which; in whatever way; however.
In what manner:
In what form, shape, measure, quantity, etc.
In what manner:
With what meaning or effect.
In what manner:
By what title or what name.
In what manner:
At what price, for what amount (of money).
In what manner
In what state or condition.
Used as a modifier to indicate surprise, delight, or other strong feelings in an exclamation.

Conj

That, the fact that.

Noun

The means by which something is accomplished.
An artificial barrow or tumulus; in later folklore, associated with fairies.
A small hill in northern England.

Intj

A greeting, used in representations of Native American speech.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English how, hou, hu, hwu, from Old English hū, from Proto-West Germanic *hwō, from Proto-Germanic *hwō (“through what, how”), from the same root as hwæt (“who, what”). /hw/ > /h/ due to wh-cluster reduction in Old English; compare who, which underwent this change later, and thus is spelt wh (Middle English spelling of /hw/) but pronounced /h/ (it previously had a different vowel, hence avoided the spelling and sound change in Old English). Vowel change per Great Vowel Shift.
Akin to Scots hoo, foo (“how”), North Frisian ho, hü, hur (“how”), Saterland Frisian wo (“how”), West Frisian hoe (“how”), Dutch hoe (“how”), Low German ho, wo, wu (“how”), German wie (“how”), Swedish hur (“how”). See who and compare why.

Scrabble Score: 9

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Words With Friends Score: 8

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