how's
What's the condition?
How's is a contraction of "how is" or "how has," used in casual speech and writing.
It typically opens questions about condition or manner: How's your day going? , How's the weather? , How's that working out for you?
With "has": How's she been lately?
The greeting How's it going? expects little beyond "fine" or "good."
Carrying out an action
- feelingSensed inner state
- goingMoving toward somewhere
- faringManaging or progressing
- holding upSupporting or delaying
coping · managing · getting along · coming along · progressing · recovering · health · status
Common spoken greeting
- heyInformal greeting or summons
- hiInformal spoken salutation
- what's upCasual inquiry greeting
- howdyInformal rural greeting
greetings · salutation · checking in · touching base · reaching out · catching up · informal · casual
The complete set
- lifeAnimate state
- workEffort toward a goal
- familyRelated people together
- weatherAtmospheric state outdoors
food · service · trip · experience · job · business · marriage · relationship
Reduction in size
- apostropheMark showing ownership
- informal speechRelaxed, conversational language
- textingSending typed mobile messages
- messagingSending written digital communications
shorthand · abbreviated · colloquial · conversational · everyday speech · vernacular
Concerning or approximately
suggestion · offer · proposition · alternative · compromise · plan · option · recommendation
doing
Carrying out an action
holding up · coping · managing · getting along · coming along · progressing · recovering · health · status · state
hello
Common spoken greeting
howdy · greetings · salutation · checking in · touching base · reaching out · catching up · informal · casual · friendly
everything
The complete set
weather · food · service · trip · experience · job · business · marriage · relationship · school
contraction
Reduction in size
- apostropheMark showing ownership
- informal speechRelaxed, conversational language
- textingSending typed mobile messages
messaging · shorthand · abbreviated · colloquial · conversational · everyday speech · vernacular
about
Concerning or approximately
idea · suggestion · offer · proposition · alternative · compromise · plan · option · recommendation · solution
- how are youStandard post-hello inquiry
- how are you doingPolite status question
- how muchInquiry about amount
- how longQuery about time needed
- how manyQuery seeking quantity
- how toInstructional guide format