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Many people are never happier than when they get the opportunity to complain, while others are deeply unhappy with how things are but just accept the fact. Complaint occurs when we refuse to accept that things are wrong and we do something about it, even if that something is simply articulating our unease.
Julian Baggini

Meaning of "how" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD HOW

Old English hu; related to Old Frisian hū, Old High German hweo.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF HOW

how  [haʊ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HOW

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
How can act as a noun and an adverb.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES HOW MEAN IN ENGLISH?

How

How may refer to: ▪ How, a greeting in some representations of Native American speech ▪ How, an interrogative word in English grammar ▪ How?, one of the Five Ws in journalism...

Definition of how in the English dictionary

The first definition of how in the dictionary is in what way? in what manner? by what means?: how did it happen? Also used in indirect questions: tell me how he did it. Other definition of how is to what extent?. How is also how good? how well? what…like?.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HOW

hoverport
hovertrain
how about?
how are you keeping?
how are you?
how come?
how d´ye do
how do
how do you do
how do you do?
how far?
how now?
how the land lies
how the wind blows
how-d´ye-do
how-do-you-do
how-to
how´s that?
how´s tricks?
how´s-your-father

WORDS THAT END LIKE HOW

allow
arrow
below
blow
bow
cash flow
don´t know
fellow
flow
follow
grow
hollow
in a row
know
know-how
low
narrow
now
out of the window
overflow

Synonyms and antonyms of how in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «how» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HOW

Find out the translation of how to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of how from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «how» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

如何
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cómo
570 millions of speakers

English

how
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कैसे
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

كَيْفَ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

как
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

como
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কিভাবে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

comment
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bagaimana
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

wie
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

どのように
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

어떻게
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Carane
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bằng cách nào
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

எப்படி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कसे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Nasıl
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

come
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

jak
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

як
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cum
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πώς
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

hoe
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

hur
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

hvordan
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of how

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HOW»

The term «how» is very widely used and occupies the 47 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of how
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «how».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HOW» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «how» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «how» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about how

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10 QUOTES WITH «HOW»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word how.
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Chris Abani
African narratives in the West, they proliferate. I really don't care anymore. I'm more interested in the stories we tell about ourselves - how, as a writer, I find that African writers have always been the curators of our humanity on this continent.
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Julian Baggini
Many people are never happier than when they get the opportunity to complain, while others are deeply unhappy with how things are but just accept the fact. Complaint occurs when we refuse to accept that things are wrong and we do something about it, even if that something is simply articulating our unease.
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Paul Begala
Most politicians, when they meet with a guy like me, or a guy like Carville, tell you about how they can win.
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Joy Behar
I am comfortable with myself, and this is how I am. I am not really interested in having an acrimonious fight with somebody.
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Peter Bergman
She said, and I'm not kidding, 'Is this a speaking role?' I wasn't quite sure how to answer that one.
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Rachel Bilson
Y'know what? This is what I go by: It doesn't matter how good-looking a guy is, it just depends on his personality. If a guy can make you laugh and make fun of you, then that's what would win me over. So, yeah.
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Eric Bristow
I've got a nice little crafty deal with the people in Barbados; 10 days out there teaching the locals how to play darts for an hour a day. Get paid for that as well.
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Alton Brown
Unless your kid is Pele Jr., they're not going to be able to feed themselves from soccer. If your kid knows how to play soccer, but not make dinner, you have done them a disservice.
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Luke Bryan
It's pretty cool to see how far music can take you.
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Martin Buber
To be old can be glorious if one has not unlearned how to begin.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HOW»

Discover the use of how in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to how and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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How to Read a Book
Originally published in 1940, this book is a rare phenomenon, a living classic that introduces and elucidates the various levels of reading and how to achieve them—from elementary reading, through systematic skimming and inspectional ...
Mortimer J. Adler, Charles Van Doren, 2011
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How: Why How We Do Anything Means Everything
Students and teachers alike will profit from reading this book." —Elie Wiesel, Nobel Peace Laureate "Dov Seidman basically argues that in our hyperconnected and transparent world, how you do things matters more than ever, because so many ...
Dov Seidman, 2011
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How to Do Things with Words
An appendix contains literal transcriptions of a number of marginal notes made by Austin but not included in the text. Comparison of the text with these annotations provides new dimensions to the study of Austin's work.
John Langshaw Austin, J. O. Urmson, 1975
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How to Build a Digital Library
How to Build a Digital Library is the only book that offers all the knowledge and tools needed to construct and maintain a digital library, regardless of the size or purpose.
Ian H. Witten, David Bainbridge, David M. Nichols, 2009
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How to Eat to Live
Before the health craze that has swept the country, Elijah Muhammad and the Nation of Islam were head of the curve as far back as the early 30's. This is the first of two books written with this simple, yet revolutionary way of eating.
Elijah Muhammad, 2008
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How We Became Posthuman: Virtual Bodies in Cybernetics, ...
In How We Became Posthuman, N. Katherine Hayles separates hype from fact, investigating the fate of embodiment in an information age.
N. Katherine Hayles, 2008
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How to Solve It: A New Aspect of Mathematical Method
A perennial bestseller by eminent mathematician G. Polya, How to Solve It will show anyone in any field how to think straight.
G. Polya, 2014
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How to Change the World: Social Entrepreneurs and the Power ...
The book will also update the stories of individual social entrepreneurs that appeared in the cloth edition.
David Bornstein, 2007
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How Latvia Came Through the Financial Crisis
Tells how Latvia entered the severe financial crisis of 2008
Anders Åslund, Valdis Dombrovskis, 2011
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How Learning Works: Seven Research-Based Principles for ...
Distilling the research literature and translating the scientific approach into language relevant to a college or university teacher, this book introduces seven general principles of how students learn.
Susan A. Ambrose, Michael W. Bridges, Michele DiPietro, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HOW»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term how is used in the context of the following news items.
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How to memorise a symphony | Music | The Guardian
As the Aurora Orchestra prepares to play Beethoven off by heart at the Proms, neuroscientist Daniel J Levitin explains how the brain makes ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
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Bad hair day: How to avoid humidity frizz | Fashion | The Guardian
Muggy weather not only leaves you feeling hot and sticky, for some of us it leaves us with 'humidity frizz'. An expert tells us how to avoid it. «The Guardian, Jul 15»
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How a bunch of government space geeks at NASA won the internet …
In an era when the media whips itself into a frenzy over how to make things go viral, and marketers take their cues from big brands, ... «Quartz, Jul 15»
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Inside the teacher's studio: How to learn (and teach!) better
Most notably, Ryan Bonhardt's course How To Build Beautiful Responsive Websites has been a favorite for our students. To find out more about ... «The Next Web, Jul 15»
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CenturyLinkVoice: How The Cloud Is Helping Doctors Spend More …
The nearly $25 million market for electronic medical records (EMR) will continue to grow at a steady pace over the next several years—even ... «Forbes, Jul 15»
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BBC Charter Review: How does the BBC spend its money …
How the BBC spends its £2.4bn television budget. Created with Snap BBC Parliament BBC News BBC Alba CBeebies CBBC BBC Four BBC ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
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How smart are connected toys? | Technology | The Guardian
Think back to when you were a child: the thought of your favourite doll or teddy bear learning your name and intelligently talking to you would ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
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Duke Nukem – how indie developers would tackle gaming's most …
One thing that I like about the Battlestar Galactica reboot is how Starbuck ... So how about a physical game like Laser Quest where you're ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
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How to make easy lamb doner kebab – recipe | Life and style | The …
How to make easy lamb doner kebab – recipe. Don't wait until 3am – cook up a guilt-free version of this of this delicious snack in the comfort of ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
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How terrorist attacks are being studied to make buildings safer …
Devastating terrorist attacks which cause structures to collapse are helping researchers come up with safer building plans. The 11 September ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»

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