how

how
1. n
1) спосіб, метод

I don't like your hows and whys — не приставай до мене зі своїми «як» і «чому»

2) розм. пагорб; курган
2. adv interrog.
1) як?, яким чином?

how did you do it? — як ви зробили це?

how comes it? — як це виходить?

2) скільки?

how much? — скільки?

how old are you? — скільки вам років?

how many people were there? — скільки там було народу?

3) за скільки?; почому?, почім?

how is milk today? — почім сьогодні молоко?

3. conj
1) як

tell me how to do it — скажіть мені, як це зробити

2) emph. як

how funny! — як смішно!

how kind of you! — як це мило з вашого боку!

how like him! — як це схоже на нього!

how far away! — як далеко!

3) що

how do you mean? — що ви хочете сказати?

and how! — амер. ще б пак!

how about...? — як щодо...?

how about a game of tennis? — чи не зіграти нам партію в теніс?

how are you? — як поживаєте, як ся маєте?

how are you getting on? — як справи?

how come? — амер. яким же це чином?, як же так?

how come you did not ask him? — чому ж ви не запитали його?

how come you were there? — як це ви там опинилися?

how do you do? — здрастуйте!; як поживаєте?

how goes it?, how are things? — як поживаєте, як справи?

how now? — а) що це таке?, що це означає?; б) як?!

how on earth do I know? — звідки я знаю?

how so? — як же так?

how the devil (the deuce, the hell, the dickens)! — якого біса!, що за чортовиння!

here's how! — за ваше здоров'я!

* * *
I [hau] n
спосіб, метод
II [hau] adv
1) як?, яким чином?; скільки?; наскільки?; до якої міри?; почім?; за скільки?
2) cj як
3) як!; how strange! як дивно!; how about...? як щодо

?; how do you do? — здрастуйте!, як поживаєте?; how are you? як поживаєте?

III [hau]
cj icт. що
IV [hau] n; діал.
пагорб; курган

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