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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  How \How\, adv. [OE. how, hou, hu, hwu, AS. h?, from the same
     root as hw[=a], hw[ae]t, who, what, pron. interrog.; akin to
     OS. hw[=o]w, D. hoe, cf. G. wie how, Goth. hw[=e] wherewith,
     hwaiwa how. [root]182. See Who, and cf. Why.]
     1. In what manner or way; by what means or process.
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              How can a man be born when he is old? --John iii. 4.
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     2. To what degree or extent, number or amount; in what
        proportion; by what measure or quality.
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              O, how love I thy law! it is my meditation all the
              day.                                  --Ps. cxix.
                                                    97.
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              By how much they would diminish the present extent
              of the sea, so much they would impair the fertility,
              and fountains, and rivers of the earth. --Bentley.
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     3. For what reason; from what cause.
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              How now, my love! why is your cheek so pale? --Shak.
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     4. In what state, condition, or plight.
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              How, and with what reproach, shall I return?
                                                    --Dryden.
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     5. By what name, designation, or title.
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              How art thou called?                  --Shak.
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     6. At what price; how dear. [Obs.]
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              How a score of ewes now?              --Shak.
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     Note: How is used in each sense, interrogatively,
           interjectionally, and relatively; it is also often
           employed to emphasize an interrogation or exclamation.
           ``How are the mighty fallen!'' --2 Sam. i. 27.
           Sometimes, also, it is used as a noun; -- as, the how,
           the when, the wherefore. --Shelley.
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                 Let me beg you -- don't say ``How?'' for
                 ``What?''                          --Holmes.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  How \How\, adv. [OE. how, hou, hu, hwu, AS. h?, from the same
     root as hw[=a], hw[ae]t, who, what, pron. interrog.; akin to
     OS. hw[=o]w, D. hoe, cf. G. wie how, Goth. hw[=e] wherewith,
     hwaiwa how. [root]182. See Who, and cf. Why.]
     1. In what manner or way; by what means or process.
  
              How can a man be born when he is old? --John iii. 4.
  
     2. To what degree or extent, number or amount; in what
        proportion; by what measure or quality.
  
              O, how love I thy law! it is my meditation all the
              day.                                  --Ps. cxix.
                                                    97.
  
              By how much they would diminish the present extent
              of the sea, so much they would impair the fertility,
              and fountains, and rivers of the earth. --Bentley.
  
     3. For what reason; from what cause.
  
              How now, my love! why is your cheek so pale? --Shak.
  
     4. In what state, condition, or plight.
  
              How, and with what reproach, shall I return?
                                                    --Dryden.
  
     5. By what name, designation, or title.
  
              How art thou called?                  --Shak.
  
     6. At what price; how dear. [Obs.]
  
              How a score of ewes now?              --Shak.
  
     Note: How is used in each sense, interrogatively,
           interjectionally, and relatively; it is also often
           employed to emphasize an interrogation or exclamation.
           ``How are the mighty fallen!'' --2 Sam. i. 27.
           Sometimes, also, it is used as a noun; -- as, the how,
           the when, the wherefore. --Shelley.
  
                 Let me beg you -- don't say ``How?'' for
                 ``What?''                          --Holmes.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  how
       adv 1: to what extent or amount or degree; "how tall is she?"
       2: in what way or manner or by what means (`however' is
          sometimes used as an intensive form of `how'); "how did
          you catch the snake?"; "he told us how he did it";
          "however did you get here so soon?" [syn: however]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  how
     Αγγλικά adv.
     1 (''σε ερωτηματικές προτάσεις'') πώς
     2 (''σε ερωτηματικές προτάσεις'') πόσο
     3 πόσο

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  how
     adv.
     (label en interrogative) To what degree or extent.
     conj.
     1 The manner or way in which.
     2 In any way in which; in whatever way; however.
     3 that, the fact that.
     n.
     The means by which something is accomplished.
     alt.
     1 (lb en dialectal) An artificial barrow or tumulus; in later
  folklore, associated with fairy.
     2 (lb en dialectal) A small hill in northern England. (Usage
  preserved mainly in place names.)
     n.
     1 (lb en dialectal) An artificial barrow or tumulus; in later
  folklore, associated with fairy.
     2 (lb en dialectal) A small hill in northern England. (Usage
  preserved mainly in place names.)
     alt.
     (non-gloss definition: A greeting, used in representations of Native
  American speech.)
     interj.
     (non-gloss definition: A greeting, used in representations of Native
  American speech.)
     Alabama adv.
     yes
     Middle English adv.
     (l en how)
     Middle English alt.
     (l en how)
     Middle English conj.
     (l en how)
     Middle English n.
     (alt form enm hough t=promontory id=promontory)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  How
     n.
     1 (surname: en).
     2 (place en town co/Oconto County s/Wisconsin c/USA), named after
  Calvin F. How Jr.
     3 (place en hamlet par/Hayton City of dist/Carlisle co/Cumbria
  cc/England) (q: OS grid ref NY5056).

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  how
     adv.
     (label en interrogative) To what degree or extent.
     conj.
     1 The manner or way in which.
     2 In any way in which; in whatever way; however.
     3 that, the fact that.
     n.
     The means by which something is accomplished.
     alt.
     1 (lb en dialectal) An artificial barrow or tumulus; in later
  folklore, associated with fairy.
     2 (lb en dialectal) A small hill in northern England. (Usage
  preserved mainly in place names.)
     n.
     1 (lb en dialectal) An artificial barrow or tumulus; in later
  folklore, associated with fairy.
     2 (lb en dialectal) A small hill in northern England. (Usage
  preserved mainly in place names.)
     alt.
     (non-gloss definition: A greeting, used in representations of Native
  American speech.)
     interj.
     (non-gloss definition: A greeting, used in representations of Native
  American speech.)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  How
     n.
     1 (surname: en).
     2 (place en town co/Oconto County s/Wisconsin c/USA), named after
  Calvin F. How Jr.
     3 (place en hamlet par/Hayton City of dist/Carlisle co/Cumbria
  cc/England) (q: OS grid ref NY5056).

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  how
     Lower Sorbian adv.
     here
     Middle English adv.
     (l en how)
     Middle English alt.
     (l en how)
     Middle English conj.
     (l en how)
     Middle English n.
     (alt form enm hough t=promontory id=promontory)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  How
     n.
     1 (surname: en).
     2 (place en town co/Oconto County s/Wisconsin c/USA), named after
  Calvin F. How Jr.
     3 (place en hamlet par/Hayton City of dist/Carlisle co/Cumbria
  cc/England) (q: OS grid ref NY5056).

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  how
     Lower Sorbian adv.
     here
     Middle English adv.
     (l en how)
     Middle English alt.
     (l en how)
     Middle English conj.
     (l en how)
     Middle English n.
     (alt form enm hough t=promontory id=promontory)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  How
     n.
     1 (surname: en).
     2 (place en town co/Oconto County s/Wisconsin c/USA), named after
  Calvin F. How Jr.
     3 (place en hamlet par/Hayton City of dist/Carlisle co/Cumbria
  cc/England) (q: OS grid ref NY5056).

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  how
     Englanti adv.
     kuinka, miten

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  how
     Engelska adv.
     1 hur
     2 så, värst vad

From Sorani-Kurmanji Ferheng/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2 : [ freedict:ckb-kmr ]


  how
  ha! belê! te çi ye! (bersiva ho