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The meaning of What

What – definition

pronoun

The thing or things that (used in specifying something).

Usage examples:

What we need is a commitment
pronoun

(in exclamations) emphasizing something surprising or remarkable.

Usage examples:

What some people do for a crust!
determiner

Asking for information specifying something.

Usage examples:

What is your name?
determiner

(referring to the whole of an amount) whatever.

Usage examples:

He had been robbed of what little money he had
determiner

(in exclamations) how great or remarkable.

Usage examples:

What luck!
interrogative adverb

To what extent?

Usage examples:

What does it matter?
interrogative adverb

Used to indicate an estimate or approximation.

Usage examples:

See you, what, about four?
interrogative adverb

Used for emphasis or to invite agreement.

Usage examples:

Pretty poor show, what?
pronoun

Used to introduce general questions

Usage examples:

What did the teacher say?, what is the capital of nevada?, what time is it?, i don’t know what chil…

What translation into English

What: translate from English into Chinese

Translate what into Chinese (Simplified)}
什么, 哪, 何, 多么, 孰, 曷, 奚

What: translate from English into Dutch

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Wat, Welke, Welk, Hetgeen, Wat voor, Dat, Dat wat, Datgene wat, Hoeveel, Al wat, Welk een

What: translate from English into French

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Quel, Que, Quoi, Quelle

What: translate from English into German

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Was, Welche

What: translate from English into Hindi

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क्या, जो, कौन, कैसा, कितना, कौनसा, की तरह, के रूप में, जब कि, जो वस्तु, की भांती, हैसियत से, जो कुछ

What: translate from English into Italian

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Che cosa, Cosa, Quali, Ciò che, Che, Quello che, Quale, Quella che, Quelli che, Quelle che

What: translate from English into Korean

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무엇, 무슨, 얼마나, 어떤 일, 얼마, 어떤 것, 어느 정도, 본질, 웬, 얼마나 많은 양, 얼마나 많은 금액

What: translate from English into Russian

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Какие, Что, Какой, Как, Каков, Сколько

What: translate from English into Spanish

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Qué, Que, Bueno, Cual de, Lindo, Pariente

Word origin

Old English hwæt, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch wat and German was, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin quod .

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