as how

conjunction

: that
allowed as how she was glad to be here

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And how wars end is as important as how they are fought. Leo Tran, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2025 The extension of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), which is the centerpiece of the legislation, won’t pose nearly as much of a challenge as how to incorporate the additional tax cuts that President Trump proposed while campaigning last year. Aris Folley, The Hill, 23 Apr. 2025 Some scientists in that office have also been researching the health effects of climate change, investigating such questions as how rising temperatures might change the body’s response to air pollution and how climate change impacts the amount of toxic chemicals in air and water. Annie Waldman and Sharon Lerner, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2025 Other boys could experience the same exact things and not end up killing a girl, which is why who is radicalized is just as important as how. Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 23 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for as how

Word History

First Known Use

1748, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of as how was in 1748

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“As how.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/as%20how. Accessed 23 May. 2025.

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