how goes it
Informal status check
How goes it is an informal greeting asking how someone is doing or how things are progressing.
It's a slightly archaic or playful alternative to "how's it going" or "how are you": How goes it, old friend?
The expected response is a brief status update, not a detailed account.
- helloCommon spoken greeting
- meetCome into contact
- what's upCasual inquiry greeting
- hiInformal spoken salutation
- talkVerbal exchange between people
howdy · yo · what gives · long time no see · what's cooking · what's happening · good day · what's shaking · question · hey there · what's new · nod · wave · friend · smile · grin · frown · answer
how goes ithow do you do
Formal spoken greeting
greetings and salutations · to whom it may concern · ladies and gentlemen · dear sir or madam
how goes itget lost
Dismissive order to leave
go away · leave me alone · farewell · goodbye · buzz off
how goes ithow do you do
Formal spoken greeting
good evening · good afternoon · good morning · greetings · salutations