what

noun

(countable) The identity of a thing, as an answer to a question of what.

(countable) Something that is addressed by what, as opposed to a person, addressed by who.

(obsolete, uncountable) Something; thing; stuff.

adverb

(interrogative) In what way; to what extent.

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.

Words related to what

how whyn that which exactlyadv where whateveradj forwhyadj itn knowv whichsoever somethingv if soadv whenv doesv anythingv didv whereforen whether whereunto this knewv reallyadv whensoever whereto thinkv because whon you

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