how
1
[ hou ]
/ haʊ /
adverb
conjunction
noun
Idioms for how
Origin of how
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before 900; Middle English
how, hu, Old English
hū; cognate with Old Frisian
hū, ho, Dutch
hoe; akin to German
wie (Old High German
hweo), Gothic
hwaiwa
Words nearby how
British Dictionary definitions for and how! (1 of 2)
how
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/ (haʊ) /
adverb
noun
the way a thing is done
the how of it
Word Origin for how
Old English
hu; related to Old Frisian
hū, Old High German
hweo
British Dictionary definitions for and how! (2 of 2)
how
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/ (haʊ) /
sentence substitute
a greeting supposed to be or have been used by American Indians and often used humorously
Word Origin for how
C19: of Siouan origin; related to Dakota
háo
Idioms and Phrases with and how! (1 of 2)
and how!
Emphatically so. This idiom is an interjection used to stress agreement, as in Did you enjoy the play?—And how! it was wonderful. It probably originated as a direct translation of the German Und wie! [1920s]
Idioms and Phrases with and how! (2 of 2)
how