how about

how a·bout

H h

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [hou uh-bout]
- /haʊ əˈbaʊt/
- /ˈhaʊ əˈbaʊt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hou uh-bout]
- /haʊ əˈbaʊt/

Definitions of how about words

noun how about introducing a suggestion 1
phrase how about You use how about to introduce a new subject which you think is relevant to the conversation you have been having. 0
noun how about used to suggest something 0

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Parts of speech for How about

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of How about

how about popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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