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I've been teaching classes on memoirs since 1986, and I've been reading them all my life, and I think that I would like to write a critical book that might have some of those how-to elements in it.
Mary Karr

Meaning of "how-to" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HOW-TO

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HOW-TO

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
How-To is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES HOW-TO MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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How-to

A how-to is an informal, often short, description of how to accomplish a specific task. A how-to is usually meant to help non-experts, may leave out details that are only important to experts, and may also be greatly simplified from an overall discussion of the topic. One of the earliest how-to books was published in 1569 by Thomas Wight and entitled, A booke of the arte and maner, how to plant and graffe all sortes of trees: With divers other new practise, by one of the Abbey of Saint Vincent in Fraunce by Leonard Mascall.

Definition of how-to in the English dictionary

The definition of how-to in the dictionary is giving basic instructions to the lay person on how to do or make something, esp as a hobby or for practical purposes.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HOW-TO

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´s that?
how´s tricks?
how´s-your-father
Howard
howbeit
howdah
howdie
howdy
howe
howe´er

WORDS THAT END LIKE HOW-TO

according to
alto
auto
be a wake-up to
come home to
come to
come up to
down to
due to
face up to
give rise to
give way to
go-to
in addition to
lean-to
photo
set-to
stand-to
talking-to
to

Synonyms and antonyms of how-to in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «how-to» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HOW-TO

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

Translator English - Chinese

如何做
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cómo-a
570 millions of speakers

English

how-to
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कैसे करने के लिए
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

كيف ل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

как-бы
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

how-to
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কিভাবে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

comment faire
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

bagaimana untuk
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

wie-
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ハウツー本
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

어떻게에
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

carane
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

làm thế nào để
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

how -to
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

jak do
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

як-би
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cum - a
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πώς - να
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

hoe-om-
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

hur gör man
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

how-to
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of how-to

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HOW-TO»

The term «how-to» is very widely used and occupies the 184 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HOW-TO» OVER TIME

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

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6 QUOTES WITH «HOW-TO»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word how-to.
1
Mario Batali
All the information you could want is constantly streaming at you like a runaway truck - books, newspaper stories, Web sites, apps, how-to videos, this article you're reading, even entire magazines devoted to single subjects like charcuterie or wedding cakes or pickles.
2
Rahm Emanuel
There was no blueprint or how-to manual for fixing a global financial meltdown, an auto crisis, two wars and a great recession, all at the same time.
3
Tyler Hilton
I like to read really good books - anything that's really great, whether it's fiction, non-fiction, how-to, or whatever.
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Mary Karr
I've been teaching classes on memoirs since 1986, and I've been reading them all my life, and I think that I would like to write a critical book that might have some of those how-to elements in it.
5
Alexander Wang
The great thing is that young talent isn't tied to a how-to model for starting a line; we get to find new ways to go about doing things. And don't let people tell you you can't. Go find a way to show that you can.
6
Len Wein
You can read a dozen different textbooks or how-to manuals that will tell you the basic rules of what makes a story - a beginning, a middle, and an end.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HOW-TO»

Discover the use of how-to in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to how-to 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 to Blog a Book: Write, Publish, and Promote Your Work ...
Offers guidance on turning a blog into a nonfiction book deal by teaching blog set up, maintenance, and optimization; sharing strategies for online and offline promotion; and profiling authors who have landed blog-to-book deals.
Nina Amir, 2012
3
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
4
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 Lie with Statistics
Over Half a Million Copies Sold--an Honest-to-Goodness Bestseller Darrell Huff runs the gamut of every popularly used type of statistic, probes such things as the sample study, the tabulation method, the interview technique, or the way the ...
Darrell Huff, 2010
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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 Be an Adult: A Handbook on Psychological and ...
Using the metaphor of the heroic journey, the author shows readers the way to psychological and spiritual health.
David Richo, 1991
9
How To Weld
Thoroughly describes the tools and metals commonly used, proper welding techniques, and types of joints.
Todd Bridigum, 2008
10
How to Read and Why
At a time when faster and easier electronic media threaten to eclipse reading and literature, the author explores reasons for reading and demonstrates the aesthetic pleasure reading can bring.
Harold Bloom, 2001

2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HOW-TO»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term how-to is used in the context of the following news items.
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There's Gotta Be a How-to Manual for This | Karin Schott
There were, at least, three things I was pretty sure I did not know how to do. Soon enough the challenges of plumbing and car maintenance ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
2
How to use Apple Pay - How-To - PC Advisor
Unless you've been avoiding the news, you'll have no doubt heard that Apple Pay has arrived in the UK. Here's how to add your credit and ... «PC Advisor, Jul 15»

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