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Wie geht es Ihnen?

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I. how [haʊ] ADV

1. how interrog (in what manner, way):

how
wie
how is it that you're here?
wieso [o. warum] bist du da?
how do you know the answer?
woher weißt du die Antwort?
how do you mean? that I should go now?
wie meinen Sie das, ich sollte jetzt gehen?
how do you mean he crashed the car?
wie, er hat das Auto kaputtgefahren? inf
just do it any old how
mach's wie du willst inf
how come?
wie das?
to know how to cook/fix cars/swim
kochen/Autos reparieren/schwimmen können

2. how interrog (for quantities):

how
wie
how far/long/many
wie weit/lange/viele
how much
wie viel
how much do you miss your family?
wie sehr vermisst du deine Familie?
how much [or often] do you visit Mary?
wie oft besuchst du Mary?
how much is it?
wie viel [o. was] kostet es?

3. how (for emphasis):

how I laughed at that movie!
was ich über diesen Film gelacht habe! inf
how I wish you wouldn't say things like that!
ich wünschte wirklich, du würdest nicht solche Dinge sagen!
and how!
und ob [o. wie] !
how about that!
was sagt man dazu!
how's that for a classy car
wenn das kein nobles Auto ist!
how's that for an excuse
ist das nicht eine klasse Ausrede! inf
how pretty/strange/terrible!
wie schön/seltsam/schrecklich!
how nice of you to stop by!
wie nett von Ihnen vorbeizuschauen!

4. how interrog (about health, comfort):

how are you?
wie geht es Ihnen?
how are things?
wie geht's [denn so]? inf
how's life been treating you?
und wie ist es dir so ergangen?
how is your mother doing after her surgery?
wie geht's deiner Mutter nach ihrer Operation?
how was your flight?
wie war Ihr Flug?
how's work?
was macht die Arbeit?
how's that? (comfortable?)
wie ist das?
how's that? (do you agree?)
passt das?
how do you do? (meeting sb)
Guten Tag [o. Abend] !

5. how interrog (inviting):

how about a movie?
wie wäre es mit Kino?
how would you like to go have a drink?
möchtest du vielleicht etwas trinken gehen?
how[or inf how's] about coming over tonight?
wie wär's, willst du heute Abend zu mir kommen?
(suggesting) how about trying to expand our European market?
sollten wir nicht versuchen, unseren europäischen Markt zu erweitern?
if your car's broken, how about taking the tram
wenn dein Auto kaputt ist, könntest du doch die Straßenbahn nehmen
John suggested breaking for lunch — how about it?
John hat vorgeschlagen, eine Mittagspause zu machen — was meinst du?

6. how rel (that):

how
dass
she explained how they had got stuck in traffic
sie erklärte, dass sie im Verkehr stecken geblieben waren

II. how [haʊ] N usu pl

the hows and whys
das Wie und Warum
the child's hows and whys seemed endless
die Fragen des Kindes schienen kein Ende nehmen zu wollen
the hows and whys of business/cooking/yoga
alles über das Geschäft/das Kochen/Yoga

I. how-to [ˈhaʊtu:] N

how-to
Ratgeber m <-s, ->

II. how-to [ˈhaʊtu:] ADJ attr, inv

how-to book
Ratgeber m <-s, ->
how-to book
Anleitung f <-, -en>
how-to shows
Ratgebersendungen pl

ˈknow-how N no pl

know-how
Know-how nt <-s>
know-how
[praktische] Sachkenntnis
to have know-how about sth
das [notwendige] Fachwissen für etw acc besitzen

how-do-you-do [ˌhaʊdjʊˈdu:, Am ˈhaʊdəju:du:] N

that was a fine how-do-you-do!
das war ja eine schöne Bescherung! inf iron

busi·ness ˈknow-how N no pl

business know-how
kaufmännisches Know-how nt
OpenDict entry

how ADV

how to write an essay
wie schreibt man am besten ein Essay?
German
German
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Know-how
know-how no indef art, no pl inf
wie viel (RR) (s. auch 'viel')
how much
wodurch
how?
wiesehr
how much

PONS Banking, Finance and Insurance Dictionary

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German
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insurance know-how N INSUR

insurance know-how
Versicherungs-Know-how nt
German
German
English
English
kaufmännisches Know-how
business know-how
Versicherungs-Know-how
insurance know-how

Klett Geography Glossary

know-how N

know-how
Wissen nt

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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

how[or inf how's] about coming over tonight?
wie wär's, willst du heute Abend zu mir kommen?
to know how/learn [how] to read and write
Lesen und Schreiben können/lernen
be careful how you phrase that question
überlege dir genau, wie du die Frage stellst
how do you propose tackling this problem?
wie wollen Sie dieses Problem angehen?
to catch on to how/what/why ...
kapieren, wie/was/warum ... inf
sich acc entscheiden, ob/wann/wer/wie/wie viel ...
to be decided whether/when/who/how/how much ...
ich bin sehr gespannt, wie er darauf reagiert
I'm dying to see [or to know] how he reacts
[wie geht's,] wie steht's?
[how are you,] how are [or how's] things? inf
jdm vorrechnen, dass/was/wie viel/wie ...
to calculate [or work out] for sb that/what/how much/how ...
gleichviel ob/wie/wie sehr/wohin
no matter whether [or if] /how/how much/where

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The ladies of the house did not catch on until near the end of the meditation that it was absurd.
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He used terms such as "grawlixes" for his own amusement, but they soon began to catch on and acquired an unexpected validity.
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