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comment

/kɔ.mɑ̃/

adverb/kɔ.mɑ̃/

how; how many; how much

Comment ça va ?How are you?

Synonyms: comment c’est que

Inherited from Old French coment (“how”). Analyzable as comme + -ment.

interjection/kɔ.mɑ̃/

pardon?, sorry?, what?; An expression of surprise or anger.

Comment ? Que dites-vous ?Pardon? What did you say?

Synonyms: pardon, quoi

Inherited from Old French coment (“how”). Analyzable as comme + -ment.

noun, masculine/kɔ.mɑ̃/

The means by which something is accomplished; the how.

Passionné de mathématiques dès mon plus jeune âge, j'ai toujours voulu comprendre le pourquoi et le comment du monde qui nous entoure.Passionate about mathematics from a very young age, I have always wanted to understand the why and the how of the world around us.

Inherited from Old French coment (“how”). Analyzable as comme + -ment.