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HOW, adv. In what manner. I know not how to answer.

How can a man be born when he is old?

How can these things be? John 3.

1. To what degree or extent. How long shall we suffer these indignities? How much better is wisdom than gold!

O how love I thy law! How sweet are thy words to my taste. Ps.119.

2. For what reason; from what cause.

How now, my love, why is your cheek so pale?

3. By what means. How can this effect by produced?

4. In what state.

How, and with what reproach shall I return!

5. It is used in a sense marking proportion; as how much less; how much more.

Behold, he putteth no trust in his servants--how much less in them that dwell in houses of clay-- Job.4.

By how much they would diminish the present extent of the sea, so much they would impair the fertility and fountains and rivers of the earth.

6. It is much used in exclamation.

How are the mighty fallen! 2 Sam.1.

7. In some popular phrases, how is superfluous or inelegant.

Thick clouds put us in some hope of land; knowing how that part of the South Sea was utterly unknown.


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HOW, adv. In what manner. I know not how to answer.

How can a man be born when he is old?

How can these things be? John 3.

1. To what degree or extent. How long shall we suffer these indignities? How much better is wisdom than gold!

O how love I thy law! How sweet are thy words to my taste. Ps.119.

2. For what reason; from what cause.

How now, my love, why is your cheek so pale?

3. By what means. How can this effect by produced?

4. In what state.

How, and with what reproach shall I return!

5. It is used in a sense marking proportion; as how much less; how much more.

Behold, he putteth no trust in his servants--how much less in them that dwell in houses of clay-- Job.4.

By how much they would diminish the present extent of the sea, so much they would impair the fertility and fountains and rivers of the earth.

6. It is much used in exclamation.

How are the mighty fallen! 2 Sam.1.

7. In some popular phrases, how is superfluous or inelegant.

Thick clouds put us in some hope of land; knowing how that part of the South Sea was utterly unknown.

HOW, adv. [Sax. hu; D. hoe.]

  1. In what manner. I know not how to answer. How can a man be born when he is old? How can these things be? John iii.
  2. To what degree or extent. How long shall we suffer these indignities? How much better is wisdom than gold! O how love I thy law! How sweet are thy words to my taste. Ps. cxix.
  3. For what reason; from what cause. How now, my love, why is your cheek so pale? Shak.
  4. By what means. How can this effect be produced?
  5. In what state. How, and with what reproach shall I return! Dryden.
  6. It is used in a sense marking proportion; as, how much less; how much more. Behold, he putteth no trust in his servants – how much less in them that dwell in houses of clay? Job iv. By how much they would diminish the present extent of the sea, so much they would impair the fertility and fountains and rivers of the earth. Bentley.
  7. It is much used in exclamation. How are the mighty fallen! 2 Sam. i.
  8. In some popular phrases, how is superfluous or inelegant. Thick clouds put us in some hope of land; knowing how that part of the South Sea was utterly unknown. Bacon.

How
  1. In what manner or way; by what means or process.

    How can a man be born when he is old? John iii. 4.

  2. To what degree or extent, number or amount; in what proportion; by what measure or quality.

    O, how love I thy law! it is my meditation all the day. Ps. cxix. 97.

    By how much they would diminish the present extent of the sea, so much they would impair the fertility, and fountains, and rivers of the earth. Bentley.

  3. For what reason; from what cause.

    How now, my love! why is your cheek so pale? Shak.

  4. In what state, condition, or plight.

    How, and with what reproach, shall I return? Dryden.

  5. By what name, designation, or title.

    How art thou called? Shak.

  6. At what price; how dear.

    [Obs.]

    How a score of ewes now? Shak.

    * How is used in each sense, interrogatively, interjectionally, and relatively; it is also often employed to emphasize an interrogation or exclamation. "How are the mighty fallen!" 2 Sam. i. 27. Sometimes, also, it is used as a noun; -- as, the how, the when, the wherefore. Shelley.

    Let me beg you -- don't say "How?" for "What?" Holmes.

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How

HOW, adverb In what manner. I know not how to answer.

HOW can a man be born when he is old?

HOW can these things be? John 3:4.

1. To what degree or extent. how long shall we suffer these indignities? how much better is wisdom than gold!

O how love I thy law! how sweet are thy words to my taste. Psalms 119:84.

2. For what reason; from what cause.

HOW now, my love, why is your cheek so pale?

3. By what means. how can this effect by produced?

4. In what state.

HOW, and with what reproach shall I return!

5. It is used in a sense marking proportion; as how much less; how much more.

Behold, he putteth no trust in his servants--how much less in them that dwell in houses of clay-- Job 4:19.

By how much they would diminish the present extent of the sea, so much they would impair the fertility and fountains and rivers of the earth.

6. It is much used in exclamation.

HOW are the mighty fallen! 2 Samuel 1:4.

7. In some popular phrases, how is superfluous or inelegant.

Thick clouds put us in some hope of land; knowing how that part of the South Sea was utterly unknown.

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importance

IMPORT'ANCE, n.

1. Weight; consequence; a bearing on some interest; that quality of any thing by which it may affect a measure, interest or result. The education of youth is of great importance to a free government. A religious education is of infinite importance to every human being.

2. Weight or consequence in the scale of being.

Thy own importance know.

Nor bound thy narrow views to things below.

3. Weight or consequence in self-estimation.

He believes himself a man of importance.

4. Thing implied; matter; subject; importunity. [In these senses, obsolete.]

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express

EXPRESS', v.t. [L. expressum, exprimo; ex and premo, to press. See Press.]

1. To press or squeeze out; to force out by pressure; as, to express the juice of grapes or of apples.

2. To utter; to declare in words; to speak. He expressed his ideas or his meaning with precision. His views were expressed in very intelligible terms.

3. To write or engrave; to represent in written words or language. The covenants in the deed are well expressed.

4. To represent; to exhibit by copy or resemblance.

So kids and whelps their sires and dams express.

5. To represent or show by imitation or the imitative arts; to form a likeness; as in painting or sculpture.

Each skilful artist shall express thy form.

6. To show or make known; to indicate.

A downcast eye or look may express humility, shame or guilt.

7. To denote; to designate.

Moses and Aaron took these men, who are expressed by their names. Num.1.

8. To extort; to elicit. [Little used.]

EXPRESS', a. Plain; clear; expressed; direct not ambiguous. We are informed in express terms or words. The terms of the contract are express.

1. Given in direct terms; not implied or left to inference. This is the express covenant or agreement. We have his express consent. We have an express law on the subject. Express warranty; express malice.

2. Copied; resembling; bearing an exact representation.

His face express.

3. Intended or sent for a particular purpose, or on a particular errand; as, to send a messenger express.

EXPRESS', n. A messenger sent on a particular errand or occasion; usually, a courier sent to communicate information of an important event, or to deliver; important dispatches. It is applied also to boats or vessels sent to convey important information.

1. A message sent.

2. A declaration in plain terms. [Not in use.]

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