English Dictionary
Definition how in British English
how
adverb, conjunction
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adverb, conjunction
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
How can be used in the following ways:
as an adverb (introducing a direct or indirect question): How do you spell your last name?I don’t know how the system works. (introducing an exclamation): How I hate the winter! (followed by an adjective or adverb): How old is Peter?I didn’t realize how clever she was.It’s surprising how quickly the weather can change. (before ‘much’, ‘many’, ‘few’, or ‘little’): How much do you earn? (introducing a clause that is the subject, object, or complement of another clause): How I spend my free time is a private matter.
as a conjunction (connecting two clauses): You can live your life how you want.
Louis is the only person who understands how the system works.
used for asking or talking about the way in which one thing is different from or similar to another
How you look is not so important in radio broadcasting.
used for asking or saying what quantity, distance, age etc something is, or to what degree something is true
I know how much time is wasted on unnecessary tasks.
How many grandchildren do you have now?
used for asking what someone thinks about an experience
used for emphasizing a particular fact or quality
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