Sekirov Dictionary

what

UK /wɒt/US /wɑt/

pronoun4

  1. which thing, event or amount, used in questions
  2. That which; those that; the thing(s) that.
  3. Anything that; all that; whatever.
  4. (dialect, nonstandard) That; which; who.

determiner5

  1. Which, especially which of an open-ended set of possibilities.
  2. Which.
  3. 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'.
  4. Used to form exclamations indicating that something is remarkable, in either a good or bad way.
  5. Any ... that; all ... that; whatever.

exclamation5

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

noun3

  1. The identity of a thing, as an answer to a question of what.
  2. Something that is addressed by what, as opposed to a person, addressed by who.
  3. (no longer used) Something; thing; stuff.

particle3

  1. (Singlish) Emphasizes the truth of an assertion made to contradict an evidently false assumption held by the listener.
  2. (Singlish) Used after a direct assertion to reinforce a disagreeing opinion.
  3. (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”.

adverb2

  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.
forms

whats

Phrases with what

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