ALL meanings of how come
how come
H h - expression how come why is it that 1
- adverb how come in what way or manner; by what means?: How did the accident happen? 1
- adverb how come to what extent, degree, etc.?: How damaged is the car? 1
- adverb how come in what state or condition?: How are you? 1
- adverb how come for what reason; why?: How can you talk such nonsense? 1
- adverb how come to what effect; with what meaning?: How is one to interpret his action? 1
- adverb how come what?: How do you mean? If they don't have vanilla, how about chocolate? 1
- adverb how come (used as an intensifier): How seldom I go there! 1
- adverb how come by what title or name?: How does one address the president? 1
- adverb how come at what price: How are the new cars going, cheaper than last year's models? 1
- adverb how come by what amount or in what measure or quantity?: How do you sell these tomatoes? 1
- adverb how come in what form or shape?: How does the demon appear in the first act of the opera? How does the medication come? 1
- noun how come a question concerning the way or manner in which something is done, achieved, etc.: a child's unending whys and hows. 1
- noun how come a way or manner of doing something: to consider all the hows and wherefores. 1
- noun how come a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter H. 1
- idioms how come and how!, Informal. certainly! you bet!: Am I happy? And how! 1
- idioms how come Here's how, Informal. (used as a toast). 1
- idioms how come how come?, Informal. how is it that? why?: How come you never visit us anymore? 1
- idioms how come how so?, how does it happen to be so? why?: You haven't any desire to go? How so? 1