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When someone says How do you do ?, you also answer How do you do ? and you shake hands. Some people say Nice to meet you when they meet. This is less formal than How do you do .

how .ev .er Ф / hau'evar/ adverb

but

She's very intelligent. However, she's somewhat lazy.

it does not matter how

I never win, however hard I try.

howl / haul / verb ( howls , howl - ing , howled )

to make a long, loud sound, like a dog makes

The dogs howled all night.

The wind howled around the house.

howlnoun [ count ] He let out a howl of anger.

HQ / .eitj ' kyu / short for headquarters

hr.

abbreviation of hour

hud • dle / ' hAdi / verb

( hud dles , hud - dling , hud dled )

to get close to other people because you are cold or scared We huddled together for warmth.

hug / hAg / verb ( hugs , hug - ging , hugged )

to put your arms around someone to show that you love them

She hugged her parents and said goodbye. ►hug noun [ count ]

Come and give me a hug .

huge Ф / hyud₃ / adjective

very big

They live in a huge house. —SYNONYM enormous

huge • ly / ' hyud₃li / adverb very or very much

She is hugely popular.

hum / hAm / verb ( hums , hum - ming , hummed )

to sing with your lips closed

You can hum the tune if you don't know the words.

to make a low continuous sound

The overhead wires hummed with power.

hum noun [ singular ]

The computer was making a low hum.

hu .mail 1 Ф / Ъуитэп/ adjective connected with people, not animals or machines the human body

hu .man 2Ф/ъуитэп/

( also hu - man be - in? / |hyuman ' biig / ) noun [count] a person

Dogs can hear much better than humans.

hu • mane / hyu ' mein / adjective

showing kindness, especially to a person or animal that is suffering

humane treatment of livestock —ANTONYM inhumane

hu • mane • ly / hyu' meinli / adverb The prisoners were treated humanely.

hu • man • i • tar • i • an / hy^mrena' terian /

adjective

concerned with trying to make people's lives better and helping them to suffer less

Many countries have sent humanitarian aid to the earthquake victims.

hu • man • i • ty / hyu ' mrenati / noun

[ noncount ] all of the people in the world crimes against humanity

[ noncount ] the quality of being kind and fair The prisoners were treated with humanity.

humanities [ plural ] the subjects that are connected with the way people think and behave, for example history, literature, and languages

the hu • man race / 6a |hyuman ' reis / noun [ singular ]

all the people in the world

hu • man rights / |hyuman raits / noun

[ plural ]

( politics ) the basic freedoms that all people should have, for example the right to say what you think, to go to school, etc.

an organization that campaigns for human rights

hum • ble / hAmbl / adjective ( hum - bler , hum - blest )

A humble person does not think they are better or more important than other people

Despite her success she is still very humble.

poor or having a low social position He came from a humble background.

hu • mid / hyumad / adjective

(used about the weather or climate) warm and wet The island is hot and humid.

—SYNONYM damp

hu • mid • i • ty / hyu ' midati / noun [noncount]

high levels of humidity

hu • mil • i • ate / hyu' milieit / verb

(hu . mil . i . ates, hu . mil . i . at . ing, hu . mil . i . at . ed)

to make someone feel very embarrassed or ashamed I felt humiliated when he laughed at my work.

hu • mil • i • at • ing / hyu ' milieitig / adjective

a humiliating defeat