how1

adverb

• 1in what way or manner; by what means:how does it work? he did not know how he ought to behave [with infinitive]:he showed me how to adjust the focus

• 2used to ask about the condition or quality of something:how was your holiday? how did they play?
• used to ask about someone’s physical or mental state:how are the children? I asked how he was doing

• 3 [with adjective or adverb] used to ask about the extent or degree of something:how old are you? how long will it take? I wasn’t sure how fast to go
• used to express a strong feeling such as surprise about the extent of something:how kind it was of him how I wish I had been there!

• 4 [relative adverb] the way in which; that:she told us how she had lived out of a suitcase for a week
• in any way in which; however:I’ll do business how I like