Definitions for what

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what what

Spelling: [hwuht, hwot, wuht, wot; unstressed hwuh t, wuh t]

IPA: /ʰwʌt, ʰwɒt, wʌt, wɒt; unstressed ʰwət, wət/

What is a 4 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 9 points.

You can make 23 anagrams from letters in what (ahtw).

Definitions for what

noun

1. the true nature or identity of something, or the sum of its characteristics:

Idioms

1. but what, Informal. but that; but who; who or that … not:
2. Say what?, Slang. (used especially among teenagers) What's that you say? Would you repeat that?
3. So what?, Informal. (an expression of disinterest, disinclination, or contempt.)
4. what for, why: Older Use: Informal. a punishment or scolding:
5. what have you, other things of the same kind; so forth:
6. what if, what would be the outcome if; suppose that:
7. what it takes, something that enables one to achieve success or attain a desired end, as good looks, ability, or money:
8. what's what, Informal. the true situation; all the facts:

adverb

1. to what extent or degree? how much?:
2. (used to introduce a prepositional phrase beginning with with):
3. Obsolete. for what reason or purpose? why?

pronoun

1. (used interrogatively as a request for specific information):
2. (used interrogatively to inquire about the character, occupation, etc., of a person):
3. (used interrogatively to inquire as to the origin, identity, etc., of something):
4. (used interrogatively to inquire as to the worth, usefulness, force, or importance of something):
5. (used interrogatively to request a repetition of words or information not fully understood, usually used in elliptical constructions):
6. (used interrogatively to inquire the reason or purpose of something, usually used in elliptical constructions):
7. how much?:
8. (used relatively to indicate that which):
9. whatever; anything that:
10. the kind of thing or person that:
11. as much as; as many as:
12. the thing or fact that (used in parenthetic clauses):
13. (used to indicate more to follow, additional possibilities, alternatives, etc.):
14. (used as an intensifier in exclamatory phrases, often followed by an indefinite article):
15. British. don't you agree?:
16. Nonstandard. that; which; who:

adjective

1. (used interrogatively before nouns):
2. whatever:

conjunction

1. Older Use. as much as; as far as:

interjection

1. (used in exclamatory expressions, often followed by a question):

Origin of what

before 900; Middle English; Old English hwæt; cognate with German was, Dutch wat, Old Norse hvat; akin to Gothic hwa, Latin quod, Greek tí