how

adverb13

1. •
   In what manner
2. •
   By what means.

   • How do you solve this puzzle? –Sorry, I can't remember how.
   • How else can we get this finished?
3. •
   In what form, shape, measure, quantity, etc.

   • How are you fixed for money?
   • How did you vote in the last election?
4. •
   With what meaning or effect.

   • How the stock market interprets events has real consequences.
5. •
   By what title or what name.

   • "How art thou called? Thy name make known; Thy father's name and family,—tell me thy father's and thine own." — 1907
6. •
   used before an adjective or adverb to ask about the level of a quality, such as size or age

   • How often do you practice?
   • The gauge indicated how hot the oven was.
7. •
   At what price, for what amount (of money).

   • Shal. How a score of ewes now? Sil. Thereafter as they be: a score of good ewes may be worth ten pounds. — 1596
8. •
   In what state or condition.

   • How are you?
   • How was your vacation?
9. •
   Used as a modifier to indicate surprise, delight, or other strong feelings in an exclamation.

   • How very interesting!
   • How wonderful it was to receive your invitation.
10. •
    In the manner in which.

    • I said it exactly how he said it.
11. •
    In any manner in which; in whatever way; however.

    • People should be free to live how they want.
12. •
    (nonstandard) In which.

    • The way how you walk is funny.
13. •
    With overtones of why, for what reason.

    • How should I know whether he likes raisins or not? Ask him!

noun3

1. •
   The means by which something is accomplished.

   • I am not interested in the why, but in the how.
2. •
   (dialect) In northern England, a low hill.
3. •
   (dialect) An artificial barrow or tumulus; in later folklore, associated with fairies.

   • Fianlly, as regards the places in which these rites and mysteries may have been held, certain writers believe them to have been the "Fairy Hills" or "howes" in various parts of Scotland. — 1928

conjunction1

1. •
   (informal) Used to state that something is in a certain way or state.

   • She told me how her father was a doctor.

exclamation2

1. •
   A greeting, used in representations of Native American speech.
2. •
   (dialect, US) What?, pardon?

noun1

1. •
   radiotelephony clear-code word for the letter H.