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how

Meaning of how

asks about the way something happened

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British English/haʊ/
American English/haʊ/
Russian transcription[kak]
how
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how with Russian translation

how usage examples

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Как ты готовишь этот торт?

How do you make this cake?

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Можешь показать мне, как работает этот аппарат?

Can you show me how the machine works?

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how belongs to the topic "Top 300". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

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What's the difference between how / in what manner

🇬🇧English
how

primary question word asking about manner or way

A1Very Often

How did you do it?

Как ты это сделал?

I
🇬🇧English
in what manner

formal phrase for asking about manner or style of action

A1Rarely

In what manner should the form be completed?

В какой манере следует заполнить форму?

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how translation: как. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce how

/haʊ/

how translation

как

how examples

How do you make this cake?

how transcription

/haʊ/, /haʊ/

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how meaning: what does it mean?

asks about the way something happened

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how is pronounced as /haʊ/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

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How do you make this cake? Translation: Как ты готовишь этот торт?

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