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English terms derived from Proto-Germanic [...] Czech: jak(cs)
Danish: hvordan(da), hvorledes(da)
Dutch: hoe(nl)
Esperanto: kiel(eo)
Finnish: kuinka(fi), miten(fi), millätavalla
French: comment(fr)
German: wie(de)
Greek: πώς(el)(pós)Ancient Greek: ὅπως(hópōs), ὡς(hōs), πῶς(pôs), ὅπῃ(hópēi), ᾗ(hēî)
Hebrew: איך(he)(éykh), כיצד(he)(keytsád)(literary)
Hungarian: hogy(hu), hogyan(hu)
Italian: come(it)
Japanese: どう(ja)(dō)
Korean: 방법(ko)(bangbeop), 방식(ko)(bangsik)
Kyrgyz: кандай(ky)(kanday)
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## noun
1. the way a thing is done
> _the how of it_
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how 2 _British_
/ haʊ / [...] > _How seldom I go there!_
8. by what title or name?.
> _How does one address the president?_
9. at what price.
> _How are the new cars going, cheaper than last year's models?_
10. by what amount or in what measure or quantity?.
> _How do you sell these tomatoes?_
11. in what form or shape?.
> _How does the demon appear in the first act of the opera? How does the medication come?_
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# how
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## adverb
ˈhau̇")
Synonyms of _how_
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a
:in what manner or way
_How_ did you two meet each other?
_How_ did he die?
_How_ do you know that?
b
:for what reason :why
_How_ would I know if it's going to rain or not?
c
:with what meaning :to what effect
_How_ are we to interpret such behavior?
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hur, vad, hur [kommer det sig]…
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ఏ విధంగా లేదా ఎలా, ఎవరిదైనా శారీరక లేదా భావోద్వేగా స్థితిని గురించి అడగడం కోసం వాడుతారు, ఒక అనుభవాన్ని గురించి లేదా ఒక జరిగిన సంఘటనను గురించి ప్రశ్నించడం కోసం కోసం వాడుతారు…
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কিভাবে অথবা কোন পদ্ধতিতে, কেমন করে, কেমন আছেন বা আছো…
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(量・サイズなどが)どのくらい, どの程度, どのように…
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nasıl, ne şekilde, (miktar…
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எந்த வழியில், அல்லது எந்த முறைகள் மூலம், ஒருவரின் உடல் அல்லது உணர்ச்சி நிலையைப் பற்றி கேட்கப் பயன்படுகிறது…
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कैसे या किस तरह से, कैसा, कैसी…
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કઈ, કેવી, શી રીતે અથવા કઈ પધ્ધતિ થકી…
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hvordan, hvor langt, hvor meget…
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## More meanings of _how_
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how far
how old
how-to
how to do something
how long
how many
how much
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how about something idiom
how come something happened idiom
how dare you do something idiom
and how!phrase
how come?idiom
how about...?idiom
how's you?idiom
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be as thick as thieves
to be very close friends and share secrets, etc.
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The original sign of how applies to how are you, how is your husband….
FS or “Italian” sign applies to how did it happen, how can it be done…
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I think the Italian term of how is good for a conceptualized situation where you are stumped and can't proceed or move past that. That empathize an emotional or powerful plea for help compared to traditional ASL sign. I'd stick with the tradition ASL s…
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Is there any difference between "How do you mean?" and "What do you mean?" ?