AdverbHow and where did you meet him?How shall I address the President?How will we pay for the trip? “How did you get here?” “By bus.” “How did she die?” “She had cancer.” How do you know that?How did you find us?How could you have known?How did you happen to move here?Conjunction We asked how we could help. Let me tell you how we'll pay for the trip. The book tells the story of how the company was founded. She explained how she came to live here. I don't know how the service is at the new restaurant. I remember how they fought. Be careful how you talk; you could get fired. She told us how she had to work hard. He knows how you are a valued employee. It's amazing how they completed the bridge so quickly. Noun the environmental activist eagerly launched into an explanation of the hows and whys of developing renewable energy sources See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Adverb
The former Vanderpump Rules stars welcomed son Cruz in April 2021 Jax Taylor can't believe how much fatherhood has changed his life. Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 14 Sep. 2022 Discussions ultimately developed into how much control parents should have over K-12 public education. Renata Cló, The Arizona Republic, 14 Sep. 2022 Amazon did not specify how much drivers might earn in additional wages. Jacob Carpenter, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2022 The Inflation Reduction Act added to the momentum in the sector by tying electric-car tax credits for consumers to how much battery material comes from domestic production and recycling or from U.S. trade partners. Amrith Ramkumar, WSJ, 14 Sep. 2022 But his testimony gave Satz an opening to remind the jury of just how much planning went into the Stoneman Douglas mass shooting. David Fleshler, Sun Sentinel, 13 Sep. 2022 But neither Hamby nor board spokespeople would say how much. Kathleen Ronayne, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Sep. 2022 Some of this will involve your mutual understanding of how much friend time is okay, which couples do need to talk about early on in good faith. Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 13 Sep. 2022 The jury will decide how much in damages Jones should pay to an FBI agent who responded to the scene and eight families of victims that Jones called actors. Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 13 Sep. 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
Adverb, Conjunction, and Noun
Middle English, from Old English hū; akin to Old High German hwuo how, Old English hwā who — more at who
First Known Use
Adverb
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Conjunction
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a