What

Word WHAT
Character 4
Hyphenation what
Pronunciations /wɔt/

Definitions and meanings of "What"

What do we mean by what?

Which thing or which particular one of many. pronoun

Which kind, character, or designation. pronoun

One of how much value or significance. pronoun

That which; the thing that. pronoun

Whatever thing that. pronoun

Something. pronoun

Which, who, or that. pronoun

Which one or ones of several or many. adjective

Whatever. adjective

How great; how astonishing. adjective

How much; in what respect; how. adverb

That. conjunction

Used to express surprise, incredulity, or other strong and sudden excitement. interjection

Used as a tag question, often to solicit agreement. interjection

(or what) Used as an intensive at the end of a question. idiom

(what for) A scolding or strong reprimand. idiom

(what for) For what reason; why. idiom

(what have you) What remains and need not be mentioned. idiom

(Singlish) Used to contradict an underlying assumption held by the interlocutor.

A country I've never heard of. Urban Dictionary

Word that has been whored out beyond belief. Often when ever you go into a large room and scream it, you'll be responded to by many "OKAY!"s by many people trying desperately to sound like Lil' John. Urban Dictionary

If you what too many times Samuel L Jackson will shoot you Urban Dictionary

A general response to anything stupid, preferably written in lower case Urban Dictionary

Something you say when someone has said something retarded or fucked up, and you need them to realize what they said is so stupid they need to repeat it so you can be sure that they have just said something that idiotic. accompained by furrowed brow, bobbing head and neck, and a very pronounced, "Wh-utt?" Urban Dictionary

In hop-hop, it's often used as a sort of taunt after a proclamation has been made. Urban Dictionary

A response to anything being said to you, when you just don't want to listen, and/or just don't care what is being said to you. Urban Dictionary

You say this when you need more information. Urban Dictionary

When someone says something and you don't understand Urban Dictionary

One of the several hidden hats in the english language. The w-hat has counter-parts which include the t-hat, and the c-hat to name a few. Not to be confused with the prodigal dunce hat. Causes confusion and chaotic cognitive dissonance in medicated and/or crazy people. Urban Dictionary

Synonyms and Antonyms for What

The word "what" in example sentences

To find out what will, NFL teams have to take a broader view of those people's lives and consider what problems and needs they might have or, as Professor Christensen thinks of it, “what jobs these people have to do that could be fulfilled by going to see a football game. ❋ Alex Slawsby (2011)

I write, as much as anything, so I can figure out what I'm thinking--get the thoughts out of my head, and hang words on them so that I can see *what* I'm thinking . . . the words are the bandages around the Invisible Man, showing the shape, so to speak. ❋ Sara (2009)

"'If we were to return them, what are your intentions, what  would you do with them?'" ❋ Unknown (2009)

But what I do remember is that after I made my ‘speech’ I felt like I was some kind of a nut — out of my mind to make it; I became very embarrassed of what I did more than what I said because *what* I said was the truth. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The problem, of course -- and what keeps things complicated and interesting -- is that it can be tough to suss out exactly *what* behaviors are being taxed or subsidized. ❋ Unknown (2009)

I honestly sat through most of it saying..what? huh? because I had no idea what it was about. ❋ Unknown (2008)

What a beautiful cat from what I can see of him or her…..what a gorgeous eye and fur coat! ❋ Unknown (2008)

It is what Parliament did that determines Lawrence Burr's liability; it may take evaluative reasoning to answer the question of social fact, ˜what did Parliament prohibit?™ ❋ Endicott, Timothy (2008)

Wednesday, November 19, 2008 at 02:52 PM bon jour, following is not what you asked for..what is poetry?...but instead my thoughts on "how to write one" ❋ Unknown (2008)

Gordie: Exactly what bad luck was she having with threesomes..what was the nature of it? ❋ Ms Robinson (2008)

They had tried to tell us what pondering is, eluding that little knot of subordinate clauses, such as ˜¦ in order to ¦™, ˜what happens ¦™, and ❋ Tanney, Julia (2007)

On the other hand what is meant by the statement ˜what is best for a child is different in different cultures™ may be that there is no general agreement across cultures about what is best for a child. ❋ Archard, David William (2006)

They allow that semantic content, so conceived, is often not what ordinary speakers would identify as ˜what is said™; but they take what is said to be a pragmatic concept, and so do not see this as an objection to their scheme. ❋ Korta, Kepa (2006)

The triviality of John's remark, literally interpreted, sets Kepa on the search of some relevant proposition he may have meant to convey, and this proposition, that it is raining in Palo Alto, is what satisfies our intuitive concept of ˜what is said.™ ❋ Korta, Kepa (2006)

Now I have to think about _what_ to read -- just start in at the beginning of DRAGON'S EYE and keep going for ten minutes or so, or what? ❋ Jhetley (2005)

So God does not know of Himself what He is because He is not a ˜what™, being in everything incomprehensible both to Himself and to every intellect ¦ But He does not recognize Himself as being something (Se ipsum autem non cognoscit aliquid esse) ¦ For if He were to recognize Himself in something He would show that He is not in every respect infinite and incomprehensible. ❋ Moran, Dermot (2004)

  HA: Well, couldn't you just briefly tell what it-I mean, an idea what  you're doing, what you're working on? ❋ Michaud, S G & Aynesworth H (1989)

Gibreel, when he's tired, wants to murder his mother for giving him such a damn fool nickname, _angel_, what a word, he begs _what? whom? ❋ Rushdie, Salman (1967)

And what, oh _what_ do you think helped to lead up to the dear, delicious finale? ❋ Various (N/A)

My telegram to you was simply to say, 'Do what I bid you'; Who should know _what_ that was, or that it had anything to do with paying the Boat's Bills? ❋ James Blyth (N/A)

Do they [speak English] in "what"? ❋ Renato (2005)

"[What's up], [dude]?" "WHAT!" "..." ❋ Lars (2005)

S.L.[J-] "Say what [one more time], i dare you, i [double dare] you to say what one more time ❋ Camera Boy (2007)

"Hey [everyone] [I like] [bananas]!" "what" ❋ Some Guy (2004)

[Raccoons] are the most [evolved] [creatures] on earth. What?! Raccoons are - No, I heard you. WHAT?! ❋ Sweetness-and-light (2007)

[South side] [runnin'] [this bitch]! What! ❋ Kwirk (2005)

Jeff: Hey man, saying what all the time is going to make you brain [turn to] [mush]. [Brad]: What? ❋ What (2003)

In what [position] should we [have sex] [tonight]. ❋ SpaceGhostTheBaninator (2004)

[person 1]: *talks really [fast]* [person 2]: what ❋ El Johann (2020)

[Normie] Pete: "What are you doing?" Lunie Linda: "[Oh, okay]." Normie Pete: "WTF!? I asked you a question!" Lunie Linda: visible akward discomfort, [shyly] exits the room Normie Pete:? ?????????? ❋ Kudos2me999 (2012)

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