is+that+how

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• how — W1S1 [hau] adv, conj [: Old English; Origin: hu] 1.) used to ask or talk about the way in which something happens or is done ▪ How do you spell your name? ▪ How can I help you? ▪ I d like to help in some way, but I m not sure how. ▪ He explained… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• how — [ hau ] function word *** 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!… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• How to Read a Book — was written in 1940 by Mortimer Adler. He co authored a heavily revised edition in 1972 with Charles Van Doren. The book gives guidelines for critically reading what the authors consider to be the Western canon, which they refer to as the Great… …   Wikipedia

• how — how1 [hou] adv. [ME hwu, hu < OE, akin to OHG hweo (Ger wie), Goth hwai wa < IE interrogative base * kwo , *kwe > WHY, WHO, L quo, Sans kā] 1. in what manner or way; by what means 2. in what state or condition 3. for what reason or… …   English World dictionary

• how dare you — spoken phrase used for telling someone how shocked and angry you are about something that they have done or said ‘Were you ever involved with this woman?’ ‘How dare you! I’m a respectable married man.’ how dare you do something: How dare you go… …   Useful english dictionary

• how's that — /how zatˈ/ (cricket; sometimes written howzatˈ) The appeal of the fielding side to the umpire to give the batsman out • • • Main Entry: ↑how * * * how s that (again) informal : ↑what used to request that something be repeated or explained again… …   Useful english dictionary

• how can/could — 1 used to show you think that someone has done or said something shocking or wrong “We don t need his help anyway.” “How can you say that?!” [=it is very wrong of you to say that] How could she just walk away from her children like that? 2 used… …   Useful english dictionary

• how about that? — how about that?/how do you like that?/spoken phrase used when you are referring to something that is very surprising, annoying, or exciting So I’m going to be your new boss. How about that? Thesaurus: ways of saying that you are surprised or… …   Useful english dictionary

• how do you like that? — how about that?/how do you like that?/spoken phrase used when you are referring to something that is very surprising, annoying, or exciting So I’m going to be your new boss. How about that? Thesaurus: ways of saying that you are surprised or… …   Useful english dictionary

• that — is a word with many roles, and plays a major part in English sentence structure. The following are its main grammatical functions: demonstrative pronoun: That was what I meant demonstrative adjective: Why did you take that picture of me?… …   Modern English usage

• how */*/*/ — UK [haʊ] / US adverb, conjunction Summary: 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… …   English dictionary