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Adverbial how has 2 senses

how - to what extent or amount or degree; "how tall is she?"
how, however - 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?"

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Term: how

Part of Speech: adverb, adjective, conjunction, noun, pronoun

Senses:

1. Adverb:

- In what manner or way.

Example sentence: How did she solve the puzzle?

2. Adjective:

- In what state or condition.

Example sentence: Can you tell me how I look in this dress?

3. Conjunction:

- The way or manner in which.

Example sentence: She showed me how to solve the math problem.

4. Noun:

- A question about the way of doing something or achieving a purpose.

Example sentence: I have a few hows regarding the project implementation.

5. Pronoun:

- In what way or manner.

Example sentence: Tell me how you managed to finish the race so quickly!

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