| adv. | 1. | In what manner or way; by what means or process. |
| 2. | To what degree or extent, number or amount; in what proportion; by what measure or quality. | |
| 3. | For what reason; from what cause. | |
| 4. | In what state, condition, or plight. | |
| 5. | By what name, designation, or title. | |
| 6. | At what price; how dear. |
| 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 |