How

adv.	1.	In what manner or way; by what means or process. How can a man be born when he is old? - John iii. 4.
	2.	To what degree or extent, number or amount; in what proportion; by what measure or quality. O, how love I thy law! it is my meditation all the day. - Ps. cxix. 97. By how much they would diminish the present extent of the sea, so much they would impair the fertility, and fountains, and rivers of the earth. - Bentley.
	3.	For what reason; from what cause. How now, my love! why is your cheek so pale? - Shak.
	4.	In what state, condition, or plight. How, and with what reproach, shall I return? - Dryden.
	5.	By what name, designation, or title. How art thou called? - Shak.
	6.	At what price; how dear. How a score of ewes now? - Shak. Let me beg you - don't say "How?" for "What?" - Holmes.

Adv.	1.	how - to what extent or amount or degree; "how tall is she?"
	2.	how - in what way or manner or by what means (`however' is sometimes used as an intensive form of `how'); "how did you catch the snake?"; "he told us how he did it"; "however did you get here so soon?" Synonyms: however