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WHAT DOES HOW COME? MEAN IN ENGLISH?

How Come

"How Come" is the title of a song by the American rap group D12. It was released in June 2004 as the second single from their second album D12 World. The song was certified Gold by the RIAA. It became the group's second number-one single in Australia.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HOW COME?

how
how about?
how are you keeping?
how are you?
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
Howard
howbeit

Synonyms and antonyms of how come? in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «how come?» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HOW COME?

Find out the translation of how come? to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of how come? 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 come?» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

怎么会?
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Cómo ?
570 millions of speakers

English

how come?
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कैसे ?
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

كيف يحدث ذلك؟
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Как так ?
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Por quê ?
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কেমন আছো?
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

comment venir ?
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Macam mana boleh jadi?
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Woher ?
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

どのように来る?
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

방법 온 ?
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kepiye carane?
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

như thế nào đến?
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

எப்படி வருகிறது?
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कसे येतात?
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

nasıl olur?
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

come mai ?
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

jak to się stało ?
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Як так ?
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cum se face ?
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πώς έρχονται ;
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

hoe kom ?
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Hur kommer det sig?
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

hvordan komme?
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of how come?

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HOW COME?»

The term «how come?» is very widely used and occupies the 13.164 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HOW COME?» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HOW COME?»

Discover the use of how come? in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to how come? and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
How Come?: Every Kid's Science Questions Explained
How Come? explains, in fascinating detail, more than 200 mysteries and phenomena in the world around us. These are the questions that pique kids' curiosity—and stump parents.
Kathy Wollard, 2015
2
If You're an Egalitarian, How Come You’re So Rich?
This book presents G. A. Cohen's Gifford Lectures, delivered at the University of Edinburgh in 1996.
G. A. COHEN, G. A Cohen, 2009
3
How Come I'm Always Luigi?: A FoxTrot Collection
Another collection of the comic adventures of the Fox family.
Bill Amend, 2006
4
How Come They’re Happy and I’m Not?: The Complete Natural ...
Now, New York naturopathic doctor and acupuncturist Peter Bongiorno offers a proven drug-free approach for healing depression. In How Come They’re Happy and I’m Not?
Peter Bongiorno, 2012
5
How Come That Idiot's Rich and I'm Not?
In this book, the first to show you what it really takes to achieve financial abundance, Shemin illustrates in a fun, witty way how going against the grain is, in fact, the surest way to gain.
Robert Shemin, 2008
6
How Come No One Knows about Us?: The Ultimate Public ...
"How Come No One Knows About Us?" is the practical, complete and often humorous public relations guide for organizations large and small that want to win big visibility in an information-saturated world.
Robert Deigh, 2008
7
If You Make the Rules, How Come You're Not Boss?: Minding ...
If you answered “Yes!” then you will profit from this ground-breaking book. Elaine Smitha introduces amazing discoveries that empower you to take charge of your life in a faster, surer way than previously known.
Elaine Smitha, 2004
8
How Come Stories
How come there are so many unanswered questions about schools? How come school buses are yellow? How come the school year is nine months long? How come there are more women than men teachers? Now come and read how come.
Douglas Evans, 2012
9
How come ...?: Easy answers to hard questions
Answers a variety of questions such as "What are freckles?", "Why am I ticklish?", and "How many countries are there?"
Joyce Richards, Susan Perl, 1975
10
How Come I'm Dead?
Biography.
Glen McDonald, Emma Smythe, Hugh D. Maclean, 1985

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. How come? [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/how-come>. May 2024 ».
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