Meaning of how's | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Contraction of how + is.
   abbreviation, alt-of, contraction
2. Alternative spelling of hows (plural of how).
   alt-of, alternative
3. Contraction of how + are.
   abbreviation, alt-of, contraction
4. Contraction of how + has.
   abbreviation, alt-of, contraction
5. Contraction of how + does.
   abbreviation, alt-of, contraction

Equivalents

Examples

“How’s things”

“How’s that work⟳?”

“I was never able to stop⟳ the search⟳ for the why's and how's of something so senseless as the arms race⟳.”

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