[how] adv [ME, fr. OE hu; akin to OHG hwuo how, OE hwa who--more at who] (bef. 12c) 1 a: in what manner or way b: for what reason: why c: with what meaning: to what effect d: by what name or title "~ art thou called --Shak."
2: to what degree or extent
3: in what state or condition "~ are you"
4: at what price "~ a score of ewes now --Shak." -- how about : what do you say to or think of "how about it, are you going?" -- how come : how does it happen that: why
[2]how conj (bef. 12c) 1 a: the way or manner in which "remember ~ they fought"; also: the state or condition in which b: that "told them ~ he had a situation --Charles Dickens"
2: however, as "a reader can shift his attention ~ he likes --William Empson" [3]how n (1533) 1: a question about manner or method
2: manner, method