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# howdy

interjection (informal)

«howdy» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

Howdy is a casual greeting, like «hello» or «hi»; it is mostly used in the United States and in old stories. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/howdy/#m1)

### In the lessons

in the tales a character says «Howdy» when meeting a friend, showing a friendly, relaxed manner

### Examples

- «Howdy, Daddy Ben?» said the stranger. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/howdy/#x1)
- When Sam came in, he said, «Howdy!» [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/howdy/#x2)
- The farmer waved and called out, «Howdy, neighbour!» [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/howdy/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «howdy» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/howdy/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«howdy» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/howdy.html) on Mova free.