what

Meaning

Det

1. Which, especially which of an open-ended set of possibilities.
2. Which.
3. Any ... that; all ... that; whatever.
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'.
5. 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'.

Pron

1. Which thing, event, circumstance, etc.: used in asking for the specification of an identity, quantity, quality, etc.
2. That which; those that; the thing(s) that.
3. Anything that; all that; whatever.
4. That; which; who.

Adv

1. In what way; to what extent.
2. 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.

Intj

1. An expression of surprise or disbelief.
2. What do you want? An abrupt, usually unfriendly enquiry as to what a person desires.
3. (colloquial) Clipping of what do you say? Used as a type of tag question to emphasise a statement and invite agreement, often rhetorically.
4. What did you say? I beg your pardon? This usage is often considered impolite, with the more polite "Pardon?" or "Excuse me?" preferred.
5. Indicating a guess or approximation, or a pause to try to recall information.

Noun

1. (obsolete) Something; thing; stuff.
2. The identity of a thing, as an answer to a question of what.
3. Something that is addressed by what, as opposed to a person, addressed by who.

Particle

Emphasizes the truth of an assertion made to contradict an evidently false assumption held by the listener.

Concepts

what

which

how

who

something

that

what kind of

why

whatever

huh

where

that which

eh

what sort of

what kind

whom

that is

say what

alas

any

whatsoever

hey

when

pardon

no way

seriously

so what

everything

any kind of

such and such

what are the items

what is the matter

however

as much as

so far as

can it be that

hallo

what do you want

what did you say

what sort

is that so

what is it

with what

anything

this is

what a

so

I didn't catch ya'

speak

thing

sorry

how many

how much

what amount

such

for what

great

in what manner

in what way

really

wow

if not

otherwise

whereby

WTF

what the fuck

someone

nothing

what for

remedy

Pronounced as (IPA)

/wʌt/

Etymology

From Middle English what, from Old English hwæt (“what”), from Proto-West Germanic *hwat, from Proto-Germanic *hwat (“what”), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷód (“what”), neuter form of *kʷós (“who”). Cognate with Scots whit (“what”), North Frisian wat (“what”), Saterland Frisian wat (“what”), West Frisian wat (“what”), Dutch wat (“what”), Low German wat (“what”), German was (“what”), Danish hvad (“what”), Norwegian Bokmål hva (“what”), Swedish vad (“what”), Norwegian Nynorsk kva (“what”), Icelandic hvað (“what”), Latin quod (“what, which”).

Sentences

What was she like ?

What do you know about that ?

What am I going to do ?

What made you stop playing ?

What did he ever do for his country ?

And what became of him ?

What have you done Kevin ?

What the flaming .