how about

Idioms

What is your thought, feeling, or desire concerning. For example, How about a cup of tea? or How about joining us for lunch? It is also put as how about it, as in How about it? Do you want to come along? [Mid-1800s] Also see what about.

Example Sentences

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As for the name “Dimensional,” Booth says, “back in 1981 people still weren’t persuaded about indexing. Small stocks behaved kind of like in a different dimension, so how about ‘dimensional?’

From Barron's • Jun. 18, 2026

Residents described how about 30 lorries delivered hardcore materials under the cover of darkness as work began on Friday.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

Copeland: Hey, Stanley, how about this for a definition of jazz?

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026

“If they’re wondering why this war is not popular, how about you start with the fact that no one even understands what we’re doing.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

“Okay, so how about the vault? I still haven’t seen the Book.”

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee

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