- in what way or manner; by what means?: How did the accident happen?
- to what extent, degree, etc.?: How damaged is the car?
- in what state or condition?: How are you?
- for what reason; why?: How can you talk such nonsense?
- to what effect; with what meaning?: How is one to interpret his action?
- what?: How do you mean? If they don't have vanilla, how about chocolate?
- (used as an intensifier): How seldom I go there!
- by what title or name?: How does one address the president?
- at what price: How are the new cars going, cheaper than last year's models?
- by what amount or in what measure or quantity?: How do you sell these tomatoes?
- in what form or shape?: How does the demon appear in the first act of the opera? How does the medication come?
- the manner or way in which: He couldn't figure out how to solve the problem.
- about the manner, condition, or way in which: I don't care how you leave your desk when you go. Be careful how you act.
- in whatever manner or way; however: You can travel how you please.
- that: He told us how he was honest and could be trusted.
- a question concerning the way or manner in which something is done, achieved, etc.: a child's unending whys and hows.
- a way or manner of doing something: to consider all the hows and wherefores.
- a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter H.
- certainly! you bet!: Am I happy? And how!
- (used as a toast.)
- how is it that? why?: How come you never visit us anymore?
- how does it happen to be so? why?: You haven't any desire to go? How so?
- (used as a greeting in imitation of American Indian speech.)
- in what way? in what manner? by what means?: how did it happen? Also used in indirect questions: tell me how he did it
- to what extent?
- how good? how well? what…like?
- used to suggest something
- what is your state of health?
- what is the reason (that)?
- how's that for…?
- is this satisfactory as regards…?
- an exclamation used to draw attention to a quality, deed, etc
- how's that?
- what is your opinion?
- (an appeal to the umpire) is the batsman out?
- what is the meaning of this?
- that
- in whatever way
- used in exclamations to emphasize extent
- very much so!
- (as a toast) good health!
- the way a thing is done
- a greeting supposed to be or have been used by American Indians and often used humorously
