how do you do

== English == === Alternative forms === how-do-you-do, how-d'ye-do, how-de-do (noun) === Pronunciation === === Phrase === how do you do? (formal, dated) A greeting used upon being introduced to someone. Alternatives are how are you, pleased to meet you, and nice to meet you. (Sometimes used as a rhetorical question among familiar parties, depending on the region). ==== Usage notes ==== This phrase can be inflected: "I asked him how he was doing" or (obsolete) "I asked him how he did". ==== Related terms ==== how are you doing (less formal) howdy (informal) ==== Translations ==== === Noun === how do you do (plural how do you dos) (UK, euphemistic) A difficult situation