as how

conjunction

: that
allowed as how she was glad to be here

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How to style barrel jeans—one of fall 2025's biggest denim trends, for example—is not necessarily going to be the same as how to wear baggy pants or skinny jeans. Lucía Tejo, Glamour, 20 Sep. 2025 Employee Experience For an equity incentive plan to succeed, employee perception is just as important as how it's structured. Erika Andersson, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025 In its first update since 2009 to a manual that establishes national guidelines for traffic signs, the agency clarified that communities should also consider such things as how the road is used, the risk to pedestrians, and the frequency of crashes. Jason Ma, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2025 And how wars end is as important as how they are fought. Leo Tran, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for as how

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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 30 Sep. 2025.

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