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• How — How, adv. [OE. how, hou, hu, hwu, AS. h?, from the same root as hw[=a], hw[ae]t, who, what, pron. interrog.; akin to OS. hw[=o]w, D. hoe, cf. G. wie how, Goth. hw[=e] wherewith, hwaiwa how. [root]182. See {Who}, and cf. {Why}.] 1. In what manner… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• what — [hwut, hwät, wut, wät] pron. [ME hwat < OE hwæt, neut. of hwa, who < IE interrogative base * kwo , * kwe > WHERE, WHO, L qui, who what, Lith kàs, what, who] I as an interrogative: which thing, event, circumstance, etc.?: used to ask for… …   English World dictionary

• how much — what is the amount (that it costs?); what amount, how many, what quantity …   English contemporary dictionary

• how the devil — what/who/how/the devil spoken phrase used for asking in an angry way what is happening or who has done something What the devil is going on here? Thesaurus: expressions showing anger and used in arguments …   Useful english dictionary

• how much? — what amount?, how many?; what is the price? …   English contemporary dictionary

• what the devil — what/who/how/the devil spoken phrase used for asking in an angry way what is happening or who has done something What the devil is going on here? Thesaurus: expressions showing anger and used in arguments …   Useful english dictionary

• how many? — what amount?, how much? …   English contemporary dictionary

• how many — what number. → how …   English new terms dictionary

• how the blazes — what/why/how/who/the blazes spoken old fashioned phrase used for emphasizing a question you are asking, especially when you are annoyed about something Thesaurus: ways of adding emphasis to questionssynonym …   Useful english dictionary

• how the dickens — what/why/how/etc the dickens informal old fashioned phrase used for emphasizing a question when you are surprised or angry Thesaurus: ways of adding emphasis to questionssynonym Main entry: dickens …   Useful english dictionary

• what is the matter? — what happened?, how do you feel? …   English contemporary dictionary