how do you do
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how do you do
phrase how-do-you-do · how-d'ye-do · how-de-do
- A greeting used upon being introduced to someone. Alternatives are how are you, pleased to meet you, and nice to meet you. (Sometimes used as a rhetorical question among familiar parties, depending on the region). ‘How do you do!’ said the Minister. ‘I’m very well, indeed! how’s yourself?’
noun how do you dos · how-do-you-do · how-d'ye-do · how-de-do
- A difficult situation Well, this is a fine how do you do isn't it, Gromit?
Translations
Every language
phrase Phrase: how do you do
| Español | encantado, encantada, ¿cómo está usted? |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 안녕하십니까 annyeong-hasimnikka |
| 日本語 | 初めまして hajimemashite, 始めてお目にかかります hajimete o-me ni kakarimasu, 御機嫌よう, ご機嫌よう gokigen yō |
| 中文 | 幸會 /幸会 xìnghuì, 請多關照 /请多关照 qǐng duō guānzhào, 您好 nínhǎo, 初次見面 /初次见面 chūcì jiànmiàn |
| Português | muito prazer |
| Français | enchanté, enchantée |
| Deutsch | sehr erfreut, sehr angenehm, wie geht es dir |
| Italiano | piacere di conoscerla, come va, tutto bene |
| Ελληνικά | χαίρω πολύ chaíro polý |
| Русский | о́чень прия́тно óčenʹ prijátno, как дела́? kak delá?, прия́тно познако́миться prijátno poznakómitʹsja |
| العربية | تَشَرَّفْنَا tašarrafnā |
Talk about this word "how do you do." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/how%20do%20you%20do. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. how do you do. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/how%20do%20you%20do "how do you do." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/how%20do%20you%20do.Cite this
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title = {how do you do},
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