as how

conjunction

: that
allowed as how she was glad to be here

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Not quite as chilling as how the episode ends, however. Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 31 Jan. 2025 But these signals only go so far: The actual maintenance of a social network unfolds behind the scenes; what rules exist aren’t nearly as important as how they get enforced, which has always been opaque. Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 28 Jan. 2025 Journalists, photographers and dozens of Fiesta Bowl committee members in yellow jackets swarmed the room, firing off questions as serious as how certain matchups will play out in the game to less important things — like how crazy all of this seems to an Australian. Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 2 Jan. 2025 What Carroll could bring to Chicago Pete Carroll’s interest in the Bears’ job isn’t as notable as how the Bears view him. Jeff Howe, The Athletic, 26 Dec. 2024 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 19 Feb. 2025.

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