what

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determiner

1.
(interrogative)Which, especially which of an open-ended set of possibilities.
What colour are you going to use?
What time is it?
What kind of car is that?
Did you buy the groceries? — With what money? We barely have any left.
2.
(indirect, interrogative)(indirect interrogative) Which.
I wonder what colour he is going to use.
I know what colour I am going to use.
That depends on what answer is received.
3.
(relative)Any ... that; all ... that; whatever.
He seems to have lost what sense he had.
What money I earn is soon spent.
4.
Emphasises that something is noteworthy or remarkable in quality or degree, in either a good or bad way; may be used in combination with certain other determiners, especially 'a', less often 'some'.
This shows what beauty there is in nature.
You know what nonsense she talks.
I found out what a liar he is.

pronoun

1.
(interrogative)Which thing, event, circumstance, etc.: used in asking for the specification of an identity, quantity, quality, etc.
Hammer in that nail —What with? I didn't bring my set of tools.
What is your name?
My kids set the neighbor's cat on fire. —They did what?
Ask them what they want.
What d’you say that made him so angry?
I’ve broken the exhaust manifold gasket. - You’ve broken the what?
The gym is across from … what? — The gym is across from the lounge. — Across from the lounge. Right. Thanks!
2.
(fused relative) That which; those that; the thing(s) that.
He knows what he wants and what to do to get it.
What is amazing is his boundless energy.
And, what's even worse, I have to work on Sunday too.
What is astonishing, she doesn't want the job. -What’s even more staggering, neither of her friends does either.
3.
(fused relative) Anything that; all that; whatever.
I will do what I can to help you.
What I'll do is, I'll phone you to let you know.
What is mine is yours.
4.
(nonstandard, relative)That; which; who.
Look! It's that bloke again what was 'ere yesterday!

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adverb

1.
(interrogative, not comparable)In what way; to what extent.
What does it matter?
What do you care?
It must be, what, twenty-five years since we first met.
2.
(not comparable)Used before a prepositional phrase to emphasise that something is taken into consideration as a cause or reason; usually used in combination with 'with' (see what with), and much less commonly with other prepositions.
The Chinese of all ranks, and in every place, received my books gladly, and listened with patience to what I had to say about the true God.—So that what from opportunities of attending to the object of my Mission among the Chinese—what from seasons of religious instruction to Dutch and English—what from intercourse with gentlemen of education and knowledge of the world—what from occasions of stating clearly the object of Missions, and of endeavouring to remove prejudices against them—and what from the view of a highly cultivated country, happy under an enlightened and liberal government, I have much reason to be satisfied with this journey …

interjection

whawat

1.
An expression of surprise or disbelief.
What! That’s amazing!
wait this song is so good whattt
2.
What do you want? An abrupt, usually unfriendly enquiry as to what a person desires.
What? I'm busy.
3.
(British, abbreviation, alt of, clipping, colloquial, dated)Clipping of what do you say?, used as a type of tag question to emphasise a statement and invite agreement, often rhetorically.
It’s a nice day, what?
4.
What did you say? I beg your pardon? This usage is often considered impolite, with the more polite "Pardon?" or "Excuse me?" preferred.
— Could I have some of those aarrrrrr mmmm ... — What?
5.
Indicating a guess or approximation, or a pause to try to recall information.
I must have been, what, about five years old.

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noun

Plural noun:

whats

1.
(obsolete, uncountable)Something; thing; stuff.
2.
(countable)The identity of a thing, as an answer to a question of what.
3.
(countable)Something that is addressed by what, as opposed to a person, addressed by who.
2012, "We Are Both", season 2, episode 2 of Once Upon a Time Regina: What are you? Rumplestiltskin: What? What? What? My, my, what a rude question! I am not a what.

particle

1.
(Manglish, Singlish)Emphasizes the truth of an assertion made to contradict an evidently false assumption held by the listener.
Pitch contour: low [wʌt˩], low-dipping [wʌt˨˩]
— Sian sia, nearby here don’t have library. — The National Library is a five-minute walk from here what, no meh?
2.
(Manglish, Singlish)Used to invite agreement or acknowledgment when something is assumed to be straightforward or already obvious to begin with; similar in function to “right?” and “as you know”.
Pitch contour: low [wʌt˩], low-dipping [wʌt˨˩]
If it doesn’t get sunlight, it won’t grow what, so you should consider moving it closer to the window.
Đồng nghĩa: mah
3.
(Manglish, Singlish)Used after a direct assertion to reinforce a disagreeing opinion.
Pitch contour: low [wʌt˩], low-dipping [wʌt˨˩]
The lava cakes are not that bad what.
Đồng nghĩa: leh

Từ liên quan

Đồng nghĩa

mahlehsuch[[mah#Etymology 2mah]]what-whatwotcome againpardoncolloquial British interjection what-what, wot

Cùng gốc / liên quan

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Nguồn gốc từ

ine-pro From Middle English what, from Old English hwæt (what), from *hwat, from Proto-Germanic *hwat (what), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷód (what), neuter form of *kʷós (who).