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[ Pronunciation

[ Homophones

[ Etymology

Middle English < Old English hwæt < Proto-Germanic *hwa- < Proto-Indo-European *kʷos, *kʷod (which also gave us who).

[ Pronoun

what

  1. (interrogative) which thing, event, circumstance, etc.: used interrogatively in asking for the specification of an identity, quantity, quality, etc.
    What is your address?
    You told them what?
    [Brit. colloq.]It's rather late, what?
  2. (relative, nonstandard) that; which

[ Translations

interrogative pronoun
relative pronoun

[ Adverb

what

  1. in some manner or degree; in part; partly; usually followed by with.
    What with singing and joking, the time passed quickly.
  2. Such; this is; that is.
    What a pity.
    What a beautiful day!
  3. [Obs.] why?

[ Synonyms

[ Translations

in some manner
such
why

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[ Conjunction

what

  1. that which; those which; the thing that
    He knows what he wants.

[ Translations

that which; those which; the thing that

[ Interjection

what!

  1. an expression of surprise or disbelief.
    What! That’s amazing.
  2. [mostly British colloquialism]: is that not true?
    It’s a nice day, what? (sometimes repeated, e.g.: What-what?)
  3. [mostly British colloquialism]: greeting (archaic).
    What ho, Frobisher!

[ Translations

[ Determiner

what

  1. which; which kind of.
    What shirt are you going to wear?
    What time is it?
    What kind of car is that?
  2. how much; how great (used in an exclamation)
    What talent he has!
    What a talent!

[ Translations

which
how much
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