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pronoun

a - used to ask for information about someone or something

What is your name?

What are those things on the table?

What's your family like?

What happened?

What [=how much] does it cost?

What did she say? She said yes.

What do you think of my idea?

What do you want to do tonight?

Dad! What (do you want)? You have a phone call.

What (on earth) are you doing?!

I finished dusting. Now what (should I do)?

What (should I do) next?

What else did he say?

You have money, fame, and a beautiful family. What more could you want?

b - used to describe a question

Please ask them what they want for dinner.

They asked her what she knew about him.

I wonder what his motives were.

a - used to ask someone to say something again because you have not clearly heard or understood it

What did you say? = (informal) What? - often used to show surprise about the thing that someone has just said

And then I said that he could go to hell. You said what?!

She did what?!

What? I don't believe it. You must be joking!

b informal - used to express surprise, excitement, etc.

What, no breakfast?

Have you heard? They won! What!? That's great!

informal - used to ask what someone's last name is

Her name's Kathy. Kathy what?

that which :the one or ones that

He has no income but what he gets from his writing. [=he has no income except for the income he gets from his writing]

Do you have any other sizes? No, only what you see here.

the kind that :the same as

The speech was very much what everyone expected.

My memory isn't what it used to be. [=it is not as good as it used to be]

something that

The dog is chewing on what appears to be a sock.

It was the beginning of what turned out to be a long and successful career.

the thing or things that

What you need is a vacation. [=you need a vacation]

What made me angry was how he treated you. [=it was the way he treated you that made me angry]

What matters most is your safety. = Your safety is what matters most.

Romance novels are what she enjoys reading.

Do what you're told.

Tell me what you're looking for.

She is looking for something but I don't know what.

He knows what he should do. - often followed by to + verb

Stop telling me what to do.

I don't know what to think/say/believe.

She has (got) what it takes [=she has the skills and personality] to do the job.

I'll do what it takes to win.

You'll never guess what happened to me today. [=you'll be surprised by what happened to me today]

Guess what is often used to tell someone that you have surprising news.

Guess what happened to me today!

Guess what! What? I bought a new car.

anything or everything that :whatever

Say what you will, my opinion won't change. [=nothing you can say will change my opinion]

Take what you need. [=take anything that you need]

informal - used to direct attention to something that you are about to say

I'll tell you what I'm going to do: I'm going to let you have it for 30 percent off.

I'll tell you what. If he thinks I'm cleaning up this mess, he's wrong.

Tell you whatlet's eat out tonight.

It's not worth the money. You know whatyou're right.

or what

informal

used to ask about what is happening, being done, etc.

Is it snowing, raining, or what?

So are you ready to leave or what?

used to ask if someone agrees with you

Is this exciting or what? [=isn't this exciting?; don't you agree that this is exciting?]

say what

xem say

what about

does that include (someone) :how about (someone)

We're all going to the beach. What about Kenny?

how does that affect (someone or something) :what should be done about (someone or something)

I need to leavesomething has come up. What about the meeting? We can reschedule it.

You can throw this one away. What about the others? Those I want to keep.

(And/But) What about the people who can't afford health insurance?

used to make a suggestion about what could be done

What about [=how about] coming with us?

What about driving to the coast for the weekend?

We'll need to talk about this again. What about (meeting) next week?

What about another game? [=would you like to play another game?]

used to ask someone to tell you something in response to the thing that you have just said

I like skiing and hiking. What about you? [=what sports do you like?]

Everyone else is coming. What about you? [=are you coming, too?]

what&

for what purpose or reason

What did you do that for? [=why did you do that?]

What is this switch for? [=what does this switch do?]

The principal wants to see you. What for? [=why?] - see also what for

what have you

informal :any of the other things that might also be mentioned

You can use the container to hold paper clips, pins, and/or what have you.

what if

what would happen if

What if they find out?

What if it rains?

what does it matter if - used to say that something is not important

He's nice enough, I suppose. But he's poor. What if he is poor? I love him!

They might find out. So what if they do? I don't care. - see also so what at 3what

what of

formal :how does that affect (someone or something) :what should be done about (someone or something)

What of [=what about] those who cannot afford health insurance?

why does (something) matter

Did you approve this request? Yes. What of it? [=so what?]

what's it to you?

informal :why do you want to know - used to respond in a somewhat angry or annoyed way to a question that you do not want to answer

How much do they pay you? Why? What's it to you?

what's more

in addition :furthermore

Her boyfriend is intelligent and handsome; what's more, he respects her.

what's up?

US informal - used as a friendly greeting

Hi, Jim. What's up? Not much.

what's what

informal :the true state of things :the things that need to be known or understood in order to make good judgments, decisions, etc.

She knows what's what when it comes to fashion. [=she knows a lot about fashion]

We need to find out what's what.

what's with

or what's up with

informal

what is the reason for (something)

(So) what's with the hat? [=why are you wearing that hat?]

He told me to go away. What's up with that? [=why did he do that?]

what is wrong with (someone or something)

What's with him?

What's up with you? You look upset.

I can't figure out what's up with this computer.

adjective

always used before a noun

used to ask someone to indicate the identity or nature of someone or something

What fool told you that?

What book did you read?

What news have you heard from him?

In what way are these two stories the same?

We won the war, but at what price? [=did we lose or give up too much in order to win the war?]

used to say that someone or something is remarkable for having good or bad qualities

What a good idea!

What mountains!

Remember what fun we had?

What a horrible movie!

What a beautiful child.

used to refer to an amount that someone has, uses, etc.

She gave what money she had [=she gave all the money she had] to the homeless man.

Give what excuses you willit makes no difference. [=no excuses that you may give will make any difference]

He soon gambled away what (little) money he had left.

We spent what (little) time remained chatting.

adverb

in what way

What [=how] does it matter?

What does she care? [=why is it important to her?]

so what

informal - used to say that something said or done is not important

She has a glass of wine now and thenso what?

what with

used to introduce the part of a sentence that indicates the cause of something

What with the freezing temperatures, they nearly died.

What with school and sports, she's always busy.

Things have been difficult for him lately, what with his wife's illness and all.

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what /wɒt/ /hwɒt/

what /ˈwɑːt/ /ˈwʌt/

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