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Essential Meaning of what
1—used to ask for information about someone or somethingWhat is your name?
2—used to describe a questionPlease ask them what they want for dinner.
3—used to ask someone to say something again because you have not clearly heard or understood itWhat 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?!"

Full Definition of what​

(Entry 1 of 3)
1a(1)—used as an interrogative expressing inquiry about the identity, nature, or value of an object or matterWhat is this?What is wealth without friends?What does he earn?What hath God wrought?
(2)—often used to ask for repetition of an utterance or part of an utterance not properly heard or understoodYou said what?
b(1)—used as an interrogative expressing inquiry about the character, nature, occupation, position, or role of a personWhat do you think I am, a fool?What is she, that all our swains commend her?— William Shakespeare
(2)archaic : WHO sense 1 —used as an interrogative expressing inquiry about the identity of a person
c—used as an exclamation expressing surprise or excitement and frequently introducing a questionWhat, no breakfast?
d—used in expressions directing attention to a statement that the speaker is about to makeyou know what
e(1)—used at the end of a question to express inquiry about additional possibilitiesIs it raining, or snowing, or what?
(2)—used with or at the end of a question usually in expectation of agreementIs this exciting, or what?
fchiefly British —used at the end of an utterance as a form of tag questionA clever play, what?
2a: the thing or things thatWhat you need is a vacation.What angered us was the tone of the article.
b: that which : the one or ones thatno income but what he gets from his writings—sometimes used in reference to a clause or phrase that is yet to come or is not yet completegave also, what is more valuable, understanding
3a: WHATEVER sense 1asay what you will
bobsolete : WHOEVER
4chiefly dialectal : THAT entry 4 sense 1, WHICH sense 3, WHO sense 3
what for
1: for what purpose or reason : WHY—usually used with the other words of a question between what and forWhat did you do that for?except when used alone
2: harsh treatment especially by blows or by a sharp reprimand… gave him what for in violent Spanish …— New Yorker
what have you
: WHATNOTnovels, plays, short stories, travelogues, and what have you— Haldeen Braddy
what if
1: what will or would be the result if
2: what does it matter ifSo what if he doesn't like it.
what of
1: what is the situation with respect to
2: what importance can be assigned to
what's more
: in addition : FURTHERMORE
what's what
: the true state of thingsknows what's what when it comes to fashion
what though
: what does it matter ifWhat though the rose have prickles, yet 'tis plucked …— William Shakespeare

what
adverb
Definition of what (Entry 2 of 3)
1: in what respect : HOWWhat does he care?
2—used to introduce prepositional phrases in parallel construction or a prepositional phrase that expresses cause and usually has more than one object —used principally before phrases beginning with withwhat with unemployment increasing… what with the war, what with the sweat, what with the gallows, and whatwith poverty, I am custom-shrunk.— William Shakespeare
3obsolete : WHY

what
adjective
Definition of what (Entry 3 of 3)
1a—used as an interrogative expressing inquiry about the identity, nature, or value of a person, object, or matterWhat minerals do we export?
b: how remarkable or striking for good or bad qualities —used especially in exclamatory utterances and dependent clausesWhat mountains!Remember what fun we had?What a suggestion!What a charming girl!
2a: the … that : as much or as many … asrescued what survivors they found
b(1): WHATEVER sense 1a
(2): ANYornament of what description soever

Examples of what in a Sentence​

Recent Examples on the Web: AdverbRead his full remarks from the Phoenix rally below: TRUMP: What a crowd.— Time, 23 Aug. 2017 Recent Examples on the Web: AdjectiveMayor Rahm Emanuel, who's still traveling in Europe, says that schools will open September 5, no matter what Rauner does about funding.— Kate Shepherd, Chicago Reader, 20 July 2017
These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'what.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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Essential Meaning of what
1—used to ask for information about someone or somethingWhat is your name?
2—used to describe a questionPlease ask them what they want for dinner.
3—used to ask someone to say something again because you have not clearly heard or understood itWhat 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?!"

Full Definition of what​

(Entry 1 of 3)
1a(1)—used as an interrogative expressing inquiry about the identity, nature, or value of an object or matterWhat is this?What is wealth without friends?What does he earn?What hath God wrought?
(2)—often used to ask for repetition of an utterance or part of an utterance not properly heard or understoodYou said what?
b(1)—used as an interrogative expressing inquiry about the character, nature, occupation, position, or role of a personWhat do you think I am, a fool?What is she, that all our swains commend her?— William Shakespeare
(2)archaic : WHO sense 1 —used as an interrogative expressing inquiry about the identity of a person
c—used as an exclamation expressing surprise or excitement and frequently introducing a questionWhat, no breakfast?
d—used in expressions directing attention to a statement that the speaker is about to makeyou know what
e(1)—used at the end of a question to express inquiry about additional possibilitiesIs it raining, or snowing, or what?
(2)—used with or at the end of a question usually in expectation of agreementIs this exciting, or what?
fchiefly British —used at the end of an utterance as a form of tag questionA clever play, what?
2a: the thing or things thatWhat you need is a vacation.What angered us was the tone of the article.
b: that which : the one or ones thatno income but what he gets from his writings—sometimes used in reference to a clause or phrase that is yet to come or is not yet completegave also, what is more valuable, understanding
3a: WHATEVER sense 1asay what you will
bobsolete : WHOEVER
4chiefly dialectal : THAT entry 4 sense 1, WHICH sense 3, WHO sense 3
what for
1: for what purpose or reason : WHY—usually used with the other words of a question between what and forWhat did you do that for?except when used alone
2: harsh treatment especially by blows or by a sharp reprimand… gave him what for in violent Spanish …— New Yorker
what have you
: WHATNOTnovels, plays, short stories, travelogues, and what have you— Haldeen Braddy
what if
1: what will or would be the result if
2: what does it matter ifSo what if he doesn't like it.
what of
1: what is the situation with respect to
2: what importance can be assigned to
what's more
: in addition : FURTHERMORE
what's what
: the true state of thingsknows what's what when it comes to fashion
what though
: what does it matter ifWhat though the rose have prickles, yet 'tis plucked …— William Shakespeare

what
adverb
Definition of what (Entry 2 of 3)
1: in what respect : HOWWhat does he care?
2—used to introduce prepositional phrases in parallel construction or a prepositional phrase that expresses cause and usually has more than one object —used principally before phrases beginning with withwhat with unemployment increasing… what with the war, what with the sweat, what with the gallows, and whatwith poverty, I am custom-shrunk.— William Shakespeare
3obsolete : WHY

what
adjective
Definition of what (Entry 3 of 3)
1a—used as an interrogative expressing inquiry about the identity, nature, or value of a person, object, or matterWhat minerals do we export?
b: how remarkable or striking for good or bad qualities —used especially in exclamatory utterances and dependent clausesWhat mountains!Remember what fun we had?What a suggestion!What a charming girl!
2a: the … that : as much or as many … asrescued what survivors they found
b(1): WHATEVER sense 1a
(2): ANYornament of what description soever

Examples of what in a Sentence​

Recent Examples on the Web: AdverbRead his full remarks from the Phoenix rally below: TRUMP: What a crowd.— Time, 23 Aug. 2017 Recent Examples on the Web: AdjectiveMayor Rahm Emanuel, who's still traveling in Europe, says that schools will open September 5, no matter what Rauner does about funding.— Kate Shepherd, Chicago Reader, 20 July 2017
These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'what.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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