how meaning

how as an adverb

1. in what way or by what means
   • how do you spell it?
   • how did you get here?
2. used to ask about amount, age, size or degree
   • how old are you?
   • how much is it?
3. used to ask about someone's health or feelings
   • how are you?

how in a sentence

• No matter how humble it is, there's no place like home.
• How careless you are to forget such an important thing!
• Please tell me how to get to the post office from here.
• You can see how much difference a few degrees can make.
• That man knows how to get on the president's good side.

How to pronounce how

how is pronounced /haʊ/ in British English and /haʊ/ in American English. It has 1 syllable.