How

//haʊ//

Synonyms for "how" (13 found)

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Closest matches (3)

Intj(1 words)
alright

Strong matches (4)

Intj(3 words)
ciaohellohiya
Noun(1 words)
hotel

Related words (6)

Adverb(2 words)
whereinwherewithal

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Antonyms

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Related terms

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distinct from

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etymologically related_to

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has context

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Translations

530 translations across 157 languages.

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Adyghe

1 entries
  • сыдэу adv (in what manner)

Afrikaans

3 entries
  • hoe adv (to what degree)
  • hoe adv (in what manner)
  • hoe adv (used as a modifier to indicate surprise, delight, or other strong feelings)

Albanian

4 entries
  • sa adv (to what degree)
  • si adv (to what degree)
  • si adv (in what manner)
  • si adv (used as a modifier to indicate surprise, delight, or other strong feelings)

Ancient Greek

3 entries
  • οἷον adv (used as a modifier to indicate surprise, delight, or other strong feelings)
  • πῶς adv (in what manner)
  • ὡς adv (used as a modifier to indicate surprise, delight, or other strong feelings)

Antillean Creole

4 entries
  • ankijan adv (in what manner)
  • kijan adv (in what manner)
  • kimannyè adv (in what manner)
  • okonsa adv (in what manner)

Arabic

4 entries
  • ازاي adv (to what degree)
  • ازاي adv (in what manner)
  • ازاي adv (in what state)
  • شلون adv (to what degree)

Armenian

4 entries
  • ինչպես adv (in what manner)
  • ինչպես adv (in what state)
  • ինչպէս adv (to what degree)
  • որքան adv (to what degree)

Aromanian

1 entries
  • cum adv (in what manner)

Assamese

4 entries
  • কিমান adv (to what degree)
  • কেনে adv (in what state)
  • কেনেকুৱা adv (in what state)
  • কেনেকৈ adv (in what manner)

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

4 entries
  • ܕܵܐܟ݂ܝܼ adv (to what degree)
  • ܕܵܐܟ݂ܝܼ adv (in what manner)
  • ܕܵܐܟ݂ܝܼ adv (in what state)
  • ܕܵܐܟ݂ܝܼ adv (used as a modifier to indicate surprise, delight, or other strong feelings)

Asturian

3 entries
  • cómo adv (to what degree)
  • cómo adv (in what manner)
  • cómo adv (in what state)

Azerbaijani

2 entries
  • necə adv (to what degree)
  • necə adv (in what manner)

Bashkir

1 entries
  • ҡайһылай adv (to what degree)

Belarusian

2 entries
  • як adv (to what degree)
  • як adv (in what manner)

Bengali

3 entries
  • কত adv (to what degree)
  • কিভাবে adv (in what manner)
  • কীভাবে adv (in what manner)

Bhojpuri

1 entries
  • कैसे adv (to what degree)

Bikol Central

2 entries
  • gurano adv (to what degree)
  • pano adv (in what manner)

Bulgarian

4 entries
  • как adv (to what degree)
  • как adv (in what manner)
  • как adv (in what state)
  • как adv (used as a modifier to indicate surprise, delight, or other strong feelings)

Burmese

2 entries
  • ဘယ် adv (in what manner)
  • ဘယ်လို adv (in what manner)

Catalan

3 entries
  • com adv (to what degree)
  • com adv (in what manner)
  • que adv (used as a modifier to indicate surprise, delight, or other strong feelings)

Central Kurdish

3 entries
  • بۆچی adv (used as a modifier to indicate surprise, delight, or other strong feelings)
  • چۆن adv (in what manner)
  • چەن adv (to what degree)

Cherokee

1 entries
  • ᎫᏙᎢ adv (to what degree)

Cheyenne

1 entries
  • tónėše adv (in what manner)

Chichewa

1 entries
  • bwanji adv (in what manner)

Chickasaw

2 entries
  • kaniht adv (in what manner)
  • kati̱hsht adv (to what degree)

Chinese

4 entries
  • за adv (in what manner)
  • заму adv (in what manner)
  • 偌 adv (to what degree)
  • 如何 adv (in what manner)

Chinese Cantonese

4 entries
  • 多 adv (used as a modifier to indicate surprise, delight, or other strong feelings)
  • 多麼 /多么 adv (used as a modifier to indicate surprise, delight, or other strong feelings)
  • 如何 adv (in what manner)
  • 如何 adv (in what state)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries
  • 咋 adv (in what manner)
  • 多 adv (to what degree)
  • 多 adv (used as a modifier to indicate surprise, delight, or other strong feelings)
  • 多麼 /多么 adv (used as a modifier to indicate surprise, delight, or other strong feelings)

Church Slavic

1 entries
  • како adv (in what manner)

Crimean Tatar

3 entries
  • nasıl adv (in what manner)
  • neday adv (in what manner)
  • qadiy adv (in what manner)

Czech

4 entries
  • jak adv (to what degree)
  • jak adv (in what manner)
  • jak adv (in what state)
  • jak adv (used as a modifier to indicate surprise, delight, or other strong feelings)

Danish

4 entries
  • hvor adv (to what degree)
  • hvor adv (used as a modifier to indicate surprise, delight, or other strong feelings)
  • hvordan adv (in what manner)
  • hvordan adv (in what state)

Dupaningan Agta

1 entries
  • panyan adv (in what manner)

Dutch

4 entries
  • hoe adv (to what degree)
  • hoe adv (in what manner)
  • hoe adv (in what state)
  • hoe adv (used as a modifier to indicate surprise, delight, or other strong feelings)

Eastern Mari

1 entries
  • кузе adv (in what manner)

Eastern Min Chinese

1 entries
  • 將樣 /将样 adv (in what manner)

Egyptian

1 entries
  • ḥr zj jšst adv (in what manner)

Esperanto

3 entries
  • kiel adv (in what manner)
  • kiel adv (in what state)
  • kiom adv (to what degree)

Estonian

2 entries
  • kui adv (to what degree)
  • kuidas adv (in what manner)

Finnish

4 entries
  • kuinka adv (to what degree)
  • kuinka adv (in what manner)
  • kuinka adv (in what state)
  • kuinka adv (used as a modifier to indicate surprise, delight, or other strong feelings)

French

4 entries
  • comme adv (used as a modifier to indicate surprise, delight, or other strong feelings)
  • comment adv (to what degree)
  • comment adv (in what manner)
  • comment adv (in what state)

Friulian

2 entries
  • cemût adv (to what degree)
  • cemût adv (in what manner)

Galician

1 entries
  • como adv (in what manner)

Georgian

2 entries
  • როგორ adv (to what degree)
  • როგორ adv (in what manner)

German

4 entries
  • wie adv (to what degree)
  • wie adv (in what manner)
  • wie adv (in what state)
  • wie adv (used as a modifier to indicate surprise, delight, or other strong feelings)

Gothic

4 entries
  • 𐌱𐌹𐍈𐌴 adv (in what manner)
  • 𐍈𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌰 adv (to what degree)
  • 𐍈𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌰 adv (in what state)
  • 𐍈𐌴 adv (to what degree)

Greek

4 entries
  • πολύ adv (used as a modifier to indicate surprise, delight, or other strong feelings)
  • πόσο adv (to what degree)
  • πόσο adv (used as a modifier to indicate surprise, delight, or other strong feelings)
  • πώς adv (in what manner)

Haitian Creole

1 entries
  • kòman adv (in what manner)

Hakka Chinese

4 entries
  • 仰般 adv (in what manner)
  • 仰般 adv (in what state)
  • 如何 adv (in what manner)
  • 如何 adv (in what state)

Hanunoo

2 entries
  • abitay adv (in what manner)
  • kabitay adv (in what manner)

Hebrew

4 entries
  • אֵיך adv (in what manner)
  • אֵיך adv (in what state)
  • כֵּיצַד adv (in what manner)
  • כַּמָּה adv (to what degree)

Hindi

4 entries
  • कैसा adv (in what manner)
  • कैसे adv (to what degree)
  • कैसे adv (in what manner)
  • क्या adv (used as a modifier to indicate surprise, delight, or other strong feelings)

Hungarian

4 entries
  • de adv (used as a modifier to indicate surprise, delight, or other strong feelings)
  • hogy adv (in what manner)
  • hogy adv (in what state)
  • hogyan adv (in what manner)

Hunsrik

1 entries
  • wie adv (in what manner)

Icelandic

4 entries
  • en adv (used as a modifier to indicate surprise, delight, or other strong feelings)
  • hve adv (to what degree)
  • hvernig adv (in what manner)
  • hvernig adv (in what state)

Ido

1 entries
  • quale adv (in what manner)

Indonesian

4 entries
  • bagaimana adv (in what manner)
  • bagaimana adv (in what state)
  • betapa adv (used as a modifier to indicate surprise, delight, or other strong feelings)
  • seberapa adv (to what degree)

Interlingua

1 entries
  • como adv (in what manner)

Iquito

2 entries
  • jaátaaraa adv (to what degree)
  • jaátaaraa adv (in what manner)

Iraqi Arabic

3 entries
  • شلون adv (to what degree)
  • شلون adv (in what manner)
  • شلون adv (in what state)

Irish

4 entries
  • cad é mar adv (in what manner)
  • chomh adv (used as a modifier to indicate surprise, delight, or other strong feelings)
  • conas adv (to what degree)
  • conas adv (in what manner)

Isan

2 entries
  • จั่งได๋ adv (to what degree)
  • จั่งได๋ adv (in what manner)

Istriot

1 entries
  • cume adv (in what manner)

Italian

4 entries
  • che adv (used as a modifier to indicate surprise, delight, or other strong feelings)
  • come adv (in what manner)
  • come adv (in what state)
  • quanto adv (to what degree)

Japanese

4 entries
  • どう adv (to what degree)
  • どう adv (in what manner)
  • どう adv (in what state)
  • どうやって adv (to what degree)

Jeju

3 entries
  • 어느만이 adv (to what degree)
  • 어떵 adv (in what manner)
  • 얼매나 adv (to what degree)

Kapampangan

4 entries
  • katnamu adv (in what manner)
  • makananu adv (in what manner)
  • nankano nanta adv (used as a modifier to indicate surprise, delight, or other strong feelings)
  • pilan adv (to what degree)

Kashubian

1 entries
  • jak adv (to what degree)

Kazakh

4 entries
  • қалай adv (to what degree)
  • қалай adv (in what manner)
  • қалайша adv (to what degree)
  • қалайша adv (in what manner)

Khmer

2 entries
  • តើប៉ុន្មាន adv (to what degree)
  • របៀបណា adv (in what manner)

Korean

3 entries
  • 어떻게 adv (in what manner)
  • 어찌 adv (in what manner)
  • 얼마나 adv (to what degree)

Krymchak

1 entries
  • кыбык adv (to what degree)

Kyrgyz

4 entries
  • кандай adv (to what degree)
  • кандай adv (in what manner)
  • кандай adv (in what state)
  • кандай adv (used as a modifier to indicate surprise, delight, or other strong feelings)

Lao

3 entries
  • ພຽງໃດ adv (to what degree)
  • ເຊັ່ນໃດ adv (to what degree)
  • ແນວໃດ adv (in what manner)

Latgalian

1 entries
  • kai adv (to what degree)

Latin

4 entries
  • qualiter adv (in what manner)
  • quam adv (to what degree)
  • quemadmodum adv (in what manner)
  • quomodo adv (in what state)

Latvian

2 entries
  • cik adv (to what degree)
  • kā adv (to what degree)

Lithuanian

2 entries
  • kaip adv (to what degree)
  • kaip adv (in what manner)

Low German

2 entries
  • wiu adv (in what manner)
  • wiu adv (in what state)

Lower Sorbian

1 entries
  • kak adv (in what manner)

Luhya

2 entries
  • orie adv (in what manner)
  • orie adv (in what state)

Luxembourgish

2 entries
  • wéi adv (to what degree)
  • wéi adv (in what manner)

Macedonian

2 entries
  • како adv (to what degree)
  • како adv (in what manner)

Malay

3 entries
  • bagaimana adv (to what degree)
  • bagaimana adv (in what manner)
  • macam mana adv (in what manner)

Malayalam

1 entries
  • എങ്ങനെ adv (in what manner)

Maltese

2 entries
  • kif adv (to what degree)
  • kif adv (in what manner)

Manchu

4 entries
  • ᠠᠪᠰᡳ adv (to what degree)
  • ᠠᠪᠰᡳ adv (in what state)
  • ᠠᠪᠰᡳ adv (used as a modifier to indicate surprise, delight, or other strong feelings)
  • ᠠᡩᠠᡵᠠᠮᡝ adv (in what manner)

Maore Comorian

1 entries
  • jeje adv (in what manner)

Mauritian Creole

1 entries
  • kouma adv (in what manner)

Mongolian

2 entries
  • яаж adv (to what degree)
  • яаж adv (in what manner)

Mòcheno

3 entries
  • bia adv (to what degree)
  • bia adv (in what manner)
  • bia adv (in what state)

Māori

2 entries
  • pēhea adv (to what degree)
  • pēhea adv (in what manner)

Nahuatl

2 entries
  • quen adv (in what manner)
  • quenin adv (in what manner)

Neapolitan

1 entries
  • cómme adv (in what manner)

Nepali

1 entries
  • कसरी adv (in what manner)

Ngarrindjeri

1 entries
  • mengye adv (in what manner)

Ngazidja Comorian

1 entries
  • hali dje adv (in what manner)

Northern Kurdish

4 entries
  • çawa adv (in what manner)
  • çawa adv (used as a modifier to indicate surprise, delight, or other strong feelings)
  • çawan adv (in what manner)
  • çawan adv (used as a modifier to indicate surprise, delight, or other strong feelings)

Norwegian

1 entries
  • hvordan adv (in what state)

Norwegian Bokmål

4 entries
  • hvor adv (to what degree)
  • hvordan adv (in what manner)
  • hvorledes adv (in what manner)
  • så adv (used as a modifier to indicate surprise, delight, or other strong feelings)

Norwegian Nynorsk

4 entries
  • [ so ] adv (used as a modifier to indicate surprise, delight, or other strong feelings)
  • kor adv (to what degree)
  • korleis adv (in what manner)
  • korso adv (in what manner)

Occitan

3 entries
  • cossí adv (to what degree)
  • cossí adv (in what manner)
  • cossí adv (in what state)

Old English

4 entries
  • hū adv (to what degree)
  • hū adv (in what manner)
  • hū adv (in what state)
  • hū adv (used as a modifier to indicate surprise, delight, or other strong feelings)

Old Irish

4 entries
  • cindas adv (in what manner)
  • co adv (in what manner)
  • cía chruth adv (in what manner)
  • cía indas adv (in what manner)

Pashto

1 entries
  • څرنګه adv (to what degree)

Persian

4 entries
  • چجور adv (in what manner)
  • چطور adv (in what manner)
  • چطور adv (in what state)
  • چطوری adv (in what state)

Polish

4 entries
  • ale adv (used as a modifier to indicate surprise, delight, or other strong feelings)
  • jak adv (to what degree)
  • jak adv (in what manner)
  • jak adv (in what state)

Portuguese

4 entries
  • como adv (in what manner)
  • como adv (in what state)
  • o quanto adv (to what degree)
  • quanto adv (to what degree)

Rapa Nui

2 entries
  • pehea adv (to what degree)
  • pehea adv (in what manner)

Romanian

4 entries
  • ce adv (used as a modifier to indicate surprise, delight, or other strong feelings)
  • cum adv (in what manner)
  • cât adv (to what degree)
  • cât de adv (used as a modifier to indicate surprise, delight, or other strong feelings)

Romansch

2 entries
  • co adv (in what manner)
  • cu adv (in what manner)

Russian

4 entries
  • как adv (to what degree)
  • как adv (in what manner)
  • как adv (in what state)
  • как adv (used as a modifier to indicate surprise, delight, or other strong feelings)

Sardinian

4 entries
  • acomenti adv (in what manner)
  • comente adv (in what manner)
  • comenti adv (in what manner)
  • cumenti adv (in what manner)

Scots

2 entries
  • hoo adv (to what degree)
  • hou adv (in what manner)

Scottish Gaelic

2 entries
  • abair adv (used as a modifier to indicate surprise, delight, or other strong feelings)
  • ciamar adv (to what degree)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries
  • kako adv (to what degree)
  • kako adv (in what manner)
  • kako adv (used as a modifier to indicate surprise, delight, or other strong feelings)
  • како adv (to what degree)

Sicilian

1 entries
  • comu adv (in what manner)

Sinhalese

1 entries
  • කොහොමද adv (to what degree)

Slovak

2 entries
  • ako adv (to what degree)
  • jak adv (in what manner)

Slovene

3 entries
  • kakó adv (to what degree)
  • kakó adv (in what manner)
  • kakó adv (used as a modifier to indicate surprise, delight, or other strong feelings)

Southern Altai

4 entries
  • кандый adv (to what degree)
  • кандый adv (in what manner)
  • кандый adv (in what state)
  • кандый adv (used as a modifier to indicate surprise, delight, or other strong feelings)

Spanish

4 entries
  • con qué adv (to what degree)
  • cuán adv (to what degree)
  • cuán bien adv (in what state)
  • cuán bueno adv (in what state)

Sundanese

2 entries
  • kumaha adv (in what manner)
  • kumaha adv (in what state)

Swabian

1 entries
  • wia adv (in what manner)

Swahili

3 entries
  • je adv (in what manner)
  • jinsi adv (in what manner)
  • namna adv (in what manner)

Swedish

4 entries
  • hur adv (to what degree)
  • hur adv (in what manner)
  • så adv (used as a modifier to indicate surprise, delight, or other strong feelings)
  • vad adv (used as a modifier to indicate surprise, delight, or other strong feelings)

Tagalog

3 entries
  • gaano adv (to what degree)
  • kumusta adv (in what state)
  • paano adv (in what manner)

Tajik

4 entries
  • чӣ xeл adv (to what degree)
  • чӣ гуна adv (to what degree)
  • чӣ гуна adv (in what manner)
  • чӣ тавр adv (to what degree)

Tamil

4 entries
  • எப்படி adv (in what manner)
  • எப்படி adv (in what state)
  • எப்படி adv (used as a modifier to indicate surprise, delight, or other strong feelings)
  • எவ்வளவு adv (to what degree)

Tatar

3 entries
  • кайсылай adv (to what degree)
  • ничек adv (to what degree)
  • ничек adv (in what manner)

Telugu

1 entries
  • ఏవిధముగా adv (in what manner)

Thai

4 entries
  • กระไร adv (used as a modifier to indicate surprise, delight, or other strong feelings)
  • ยังไง adv (in what manner)
  • อย่างไร adv (to what degree)
  • อย่างไร adv (in what manner)

Tibetan

4 entries
  • ག་འདྲས adv (in what state)
  • ག་འདྲས་ཟེ adv (in what manner)
  • ག་ལ adv (used as a modifier to indicate surprise, delight, or other strong feelings)
  • ཇི་ལྟར adv (in what manner)

Tocharian B

1 entries
  • mäkte adv (in what manner)

Tooro

1 entries
  • ta adv (in what manner)

Turkish

4 entries
  • nasıl adv (to what degree)
  • nasıl adv (in what manner)
  • nasıl adv (in what state)
  • nasıl adv (used as a modifier to indicate surprise, delight, or other strong feelings)

Turkmen

4 entries
  • neneň adv (to what degree)
  • neneň adv (in what manner)
  • nähili adv (to what degree)
  • nähili adv (in what manner)

Ukrainian

4 entries
  • наскільки adv (to what degree)
  • як adv (to what degree)
  • як adv (in what manner)
  • як adv (in what state)

Urdu

2 entries
  • کیسے adv (to what degree)
  • کیسے adv (in what manner)

Uyghur

2 entries
  • قانداق adv (to what degree)
  • قانداق adv (in what manner)

Uzbek

3 entries
  • necha adv (in what manner)
  • qalay adv (to what degree)
  • qanday adv (in what manner)

Venetan

3 entries
  • che adv (used as a modifier to indicate surprise, delight, or other strong feelings)
  • come adv (in what manner)
  • come adv (in what state)

Vietnamese

4 entries
  • làm sao adv (to what degree)
  • làm sao adv (in what manner)
  • làm sao adv (used as a modifier to indicate surprise, delight, or other strong feelings)
  • như thế nào adv (in what manner)

Volapük

2 entries
  • kio adv (used as a modifier to indicate surprise, delight, or other strong feelings)
  • lio adv (in what manner)

Walloon

2 entries
  • comint adv (in what manner)
  • kimint adv (in what manner)

Welsh

4 entries
  • am adv (used as a modifier to indicate surprise, delight, or other strong feelings)
  • fel adv (in what manner)
  • fel adv (in what state)
  • ffordd adv (in what manner)

White Hmong

1 entries
  • li cas adv (in what manner)

Wolof

1 entries
  • nan adv (in what manner)

Wu Chinese

1 entries
  • 哪能 adv (in what manner)

Yakut

2 entries
  • хайдах adv (in what manner)
  • хайдах adv (used as a modifier to indicate surprise, delight, or other strong feelings)

Yiddish

1 entries
  • ווי adv (in what manner)

Yoruba

2 entries
  • báwo adv (to what degree)
  • báwo adv (in what manner)

Yucatec Maya

1 entries
  • bix adv (in what manner)

Zazaki

3 entries
  • seni adv (to what degree)
  • seni adv (in what manner)
  • çend (diq) adv (used as a modifier to indicate surprise, delight, or other strong feelings)

Zealandic

2 entries
  • 'oe adv (to what degree)
  • 'oe adv (in what manner)

Zhuang

4 entries
  • baenzyiengh adv (in what manner)
  • baeq adv (in what manner)
  • daengjlawz adv (in what manner)
  • hauhlawz adv (in what manner)

Zulu

1 entries
  • kanjani adv (in what manner)

Sample sentences

46 total sentences available.

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How many close friends do you have?

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How long did you stay?

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She's asking how that's possible.

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I don't know how to demonstrate it, since it's too obvious!

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