English

how-to

That gives advice or instruction on a particular topic.

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    Origin

    From how + to.

    From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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    • partEnglishhow “To what degree or extent.”
      • inheritedMiddle Englishhow
        • inheritedOld Englishhū “how”
      • derivedEnglishhi “A friendly, informal, casual greeting said upon someone's arrival.”
        • inheritedMiddle Englishhey
      • inheritedMiddle Englishhowe
        • inheritedOld Englishhōh “promontory”
        • inheritedOld Englishhogu
        • derivedAnglo-Normanhoe
      • derivedWyandothaau
    • partEnglishto “A particle used for marking the following verb as an infinitive.”
      • inheritedMiddle Englishto
        • inheritedOld Englishtā
        • inheritedOld Englishtō
      • borrowedHindiतो

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