How to pronounce how

Say it like this: /haʊ/. Listen to real recordings below and compare how it sounds in different accents.

American/haʊ/
British/haʊ/

What does how mean?

advTo what degree or extent.

“How often do you practice?”

In what manner

By what means.

“She showed him how to do it.”

conjUsed to state that something is in a certain way or state.

“She told me how her father was a doctor.”

intjWhat?, pardon?

nounThe means by which something is accomplished.

“I am not interested in the why, but in the how.”

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