Meaning

1 senses

  1. To greet informally, especially by saying "howdy"

Examples

1 sentences

  1. “Howdy-do!” said I aloud to the fattest and reddest carnation that overtopped all the rest.

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Origin

Clipping of howdy-do, from how-d'ye-do (“how do you do”).

Clipping of howdy-do, from how-d'ye-do (“how do you do”).

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Forms

howdies, howdying, howdied, howdied
Base formhowdy · to howdy
3rd person singularhowdies
Present participlehowdying
Past simplehowdied
Past participlehowdied

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyhowdy
he, she, ithowdies

Past simpleLesson

all personshowdied

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave howdied
he, she, ithas howdied

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill howdy

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
howA1how'dhow'rehoweverA2howl
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