HOW COME?

Meaning of HOW COME? in English

informal

said when asking how or why something happened.

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Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

HOW COME — phrasal how does it happen that ; why
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
HOW COME — phrasal : how does it happen that : why how come you're here so early
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HOW COME? — adv. how is it possible?; why?, how can it be?
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
HOW COME — : how does it happen that : why
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HOW COME — how does it happen that : WHY
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
HOW COME? — ( informal ) used to ask the reason for sth : 'I think you owe me some money.' 'How come?'
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HOW COME ( ... )? — used to say you do not understand how sth can happen and would like an explanation : If she spent …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HOW COME — {informal} also {nonstandard}
Slang English vocab
HOW COME — why How come you don`t telephone her if you want to talk to her so much?
English Idioms vocab
HOW COME — why? how do you explain it? How come you're going home? Don't you want to play?
English Idioms vocabulary
HOW COME — informal also nonstandard
American Idioms English vocabulary
HOW COME ? — how come ?: почему? How come you didn't answer! ≈ Почему это ты не ответил? How come you never visit …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
HOW COME — почему
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
HOW COME — Почему
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
HOW COME — Зачем
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
HOW COME? — почему? How come you didn't answer? — Почему это ты не ответил? How come you never visit us anymore? — …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
HOW COME — зачем, почему, чего ради, с чего это?
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
HOW COME? — почему? How come you didn't answer? — Почему это ты не ответил? How come you never visit us anymore? — …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
HOW COME? — почему? How come you didn't answer? — Почему это ты не ответил? How come you never visit us anymore? — Почему же …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
HOW COME — зачем, почему, чего ради, с чего это?
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
HOW COME — expr interrog infml How come you never seem to be getting along? — Почему вы все время ссоритесь? How come we don't …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
HOW COME — expr interrog infml How come you never seem to be getting along? — Почему вы все время ссоритесь? How come …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
HOW COME — how come expr interrog infml How come you never seem to be getting along? Почему вы все время ссоритесь? How …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
HOW COME — How come you never seem to be getting along? — Почему вы все время ссоритесь? How come we don't see …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современного неформального английского
HOW COME..? — How come..?: Как так получается..?; Как вышло (что)..?
Англо-Русский словарь английских идиом
HOW COME — Как так получается..?; Как вышло (что)..?
Англо-Русский словарь идиом
HOW COME ? — how come ?: почему? How come you didn't answer! ≈ Почему это ты не ответил? How come you never visit …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
HOW COME — почему
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
HOW — qualmen. HOW MUCH, HOW MANY: quant
English interlingue dictionary
HOW — I. (|)hau̇ adverb Etymology: Middle English hou, how, adv & conjunction, from Old English hū; akin to Old Frisian hū, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
HOW — (adv.) At what price; how dear.
Английский словарь Webster
HOW — ( adv. ) At what price; how dear.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
HOW — how 1 /how/ , adv. 1. in what way or manner; by what means?: How did the accident happen? 2. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HOW — I. ˈhau̇ adverb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hū; akin to Old High German hwuo how, Old English hwā …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HOW — adv at what price; how dear. 2. how ·adv for what reason; from what cause. 3. how ·adv by what …
Webster English vocab
COME — p.p. of come. 2. come ·noun coming. 3. come ·noun to approach or arrive, as if by a journey or …
Webster English vocab
HOW — [how] adv [ME, fr. OE hu; akin to OHG hwuo how, OE hwa who--more at who] (bef. 12c) 1 a: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
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Merriam-Webster English vocab
HOW — how BrE AmE haʊ ▶ ˌ How ˈ are you? (greeting) BrE AmE ▶ ( ˈ Fine.) ˌ How are …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
HOW — / haʊ; NAmE / adverb 1. in what way or manner : How does it work? He did not know …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HOW — how S1 W1 /haʊ/ BrE AmE adverb [ Language: Old English ; Origin: hu ] 1 . used to ask …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HOW — adv., conj., & n. --interrog. adv. 1 by what means, in what way (how do you do it?; tell me …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
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Английский основной разговорный словарь
HOW — adv., conj., & n. interrog. adv. 1 by what means, in what way (how do you do it?; tell me …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
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Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HOW — 1. adv., conj., & n. --interrog. adv. 1. by what means, in what way (how do you do it?; tell …
Oxford English vocab
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Oxford English vocab
HOW — The conjunction is pronounced /haʊ/. Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HOW — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use ~ to ask about …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HOW — [adverb] [not gradable], [conjunction] - in what way; by what methodsHow do we get to the town from here?How did …
Cambridge English vocab
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
COME — v. come from come in come by come by chance come down with come off come on come out come …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
HOW — See ↑ WAY 6 ◆◆◆ • ↑ don't ask me/how should I know? • ↑ see how things go
Longman Activator English vocab
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Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
COME — v. 1 approach, advance, (draw) near, move, Archaic or literary draw nigh The car came towards us She has come …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
COME — See: CHICKENS COME HOME TO ROOST, CROSS A BRIDGE BEFORE ONE COMES TO IT, EASY COME - EASY GO, FIRST …
Словарь английских идиом

Concise Oxford English vocab

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