Phrase guide

and how

phrase · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈænd ˈhaʊ/
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1

phrase

Meaning 1

Used to strongly confirm the preceding utterance.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic

Examples

  • Did it create a disruption? And how!
  • It created a disruption, and how.
  • You are a superb dancer, and how!

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adverb

Meaning 2

an expression of emphatic agreement

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: you bet, you said it

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

34 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: и о́ще как (i óšte kak) — strong confirmation of preceding
  • Catalan: i tant — strong confirmation of preceding
  • Dutch: en hoe! — strong confirmation of preceding
  • Finnish: kyllä vain — strong confirmation of preceding
  • Finnish: tosi on — strong confirmation of preceding
  • Finnish: ja millä tavalla — strong confirmation of preceding
  • French: et comment — strong confirmation of preceding
  • French: un peu mon neveu — strong confirmation of preceding
  • French: assurément — strong confirmation of preceding
  • German: und wie! — strong confirmation of preceding
  • Hebrew: ועוד איך — strong confirmation of preceding
  • Icelandic: svo sannarlega — strong confirmation of preceding
  • Italian: eccome! — strong confirmation of preceding
  • Japanese: 勿論 (mochiron) — strong confirmation of preceding
  • Japanese: 本当に (hontō ni) — strong confirmation of preceding
  • Japanese: そうですとも (sō desu tomo) — strong confirmation of preceding
  • Japanese: 間違いない (machigai nai) — strong confirmation of preceding
  • Kapampangan: at makananu — strong confirmation of preceding
  • Macedonian: и тоа како (i toa kako) — strong confirmation of preceding
  • Navajo: jó tʼáá aaníí — strong confirmation of preceding
  • Polish: jeszcze jak — strong confirmation of preceding
  • Polish: i to bardzo — strong confirmation of preceding
  • Polish: i to jaki — strong confirmation of preceding
  • Portuguese: e como — strong confirmation of preceding
  • Romanian: și încă cum — strong confirmation of preceding
  • Russian: ещё как (ješčó kak) — strong confirmation of preceding
  • Serbo-Croatian: još kako — strong confirmation of preceding
  • Serbo-Croatian: itekako — strong confirmation of preceding
  • Serbo-Croatian: još koliko — strong confirmation of preceding
  • Spanish: ¡y cómo! — strong confirmation of preceding
  • Spanish: ¡y tanto! — strong confirmation of preceding
  • Tagalog: at paano — strong confirmation of preceding
  • Turkish: hem de nasıl! — strong confirmation of preceding
  • Ukrainian: ще й як (šče j jak) — strong confirmation of preceding