how's

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how's

/haʊz/
/huːz/ Northumbria

Sounds like house (verb, in some dialects) · Rhymes with -aʊz

contraction

abbreviation, contraction Contraction of how + is.
abbreviation, contraction Contraction of how + are. How’s things
Similar: how're
abbreviation, contraction Contraction of how + has.
abbreviation, contraction Contraction of how + does. How’s that work?

noun

alternative Alternative spelling of hows (plural of how). I was never able to stop the search for the why's and how's of something so senseless as the arms race.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: can, comment, expertise, know, knowledge, learn, mode, more, much, savvy, skill, skills, then, what, why, ability

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"how's." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/how's. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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how's. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/how's

Chicago

"how's." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/how's.

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@misc{how_s_2026,
  title = {how's},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/how's},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}