as how

conjunction

1. dialect : that III

seeing as how the captain had been hauling him over the coals — Frederick Marryat

2. dialect : if, whether

I don't know as how this will be any better

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as how

1. That (with noun clause) (non-standard or dialect)

2. Introducing a question (similarly as why) (obsolete)

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Main Entry: ↑as

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as how

informal : ↑that, 2

I don't know as how your plan would be any better than mine.

Seeing as how things were getting worse [=because things were getting worse], she decided to do something.

(US, informal) She allowed as how the situation was serious. [=she admitted that the situation was serious]

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Main Entry: ↑how