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-In what way or manner; by what means? How did the accident happen? -To what extent, degree, etc.?: How damaged is the car? -In what state or condition?: How are you? -For what reason; why?: How can you talk such nonsense? -To what effect; with what meaning?: How is one to interpret his action? -What?: How do you mean? If they don't have vanilla, how about chocolate? -(Used as an intensifier): How seldom I go there! -By what title or name?: How does one address the president? -At what price: How are the new cars going, cheaper than last year's models? -By what amount or in what measure or quantity?: How do you sell these tomatoes? -In what form or shape?: How does the demon appear in the first act of the opera? How does the medication come? Conjunction -The manner or way in which: He couldn't figure out how to solve the problem. -About the manner, condition, or way in which: I don't care how you leave your desk when you go. Be careful how you act. -In whatever manner or way; however: You can travel how you please. -Informal that He told us how he was honest and could be trusted. Noun -A question concerning the way or manner in which something is done, achieved, etc.: a child's unending whys and how’s. -A way or manner of doing something: to consider all the how’s and wherefores. -A word formerly used in communications to represent the letter H. Idioms -And how! Informal. certainly! you bet!: Am I happy? And how! -Here's how, Informal. (used as a toast). -How come? Informal. how is it that? Why?: How come you never visit us anymore? -How so? how does it happen to be so? Why?: You haven't any desire to go? How so?