what
pronoun (THAT WHICH) /wɒt/
/wɑːt/ Definition
B1 the thing(s) which; that which: What I wanted to find out first was how long it was going to take. What really concerned her was how unhappy the child was. She wouldn't tell me what he said. I hadn't got much money on me but I gave them what I had. The letter showed clearly what they were planning. I can't decide what to do next. Have you thought about what to send as a present?Relative forms › used to introduce something you are going to say: You'll never guess what - Laurie won first prize! I'll tell you what - we'll collect the parcel on our way to the station.Relative forms
(Definition of what pronoun (THAT WHICH) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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what makes sb tick idiom
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what more do you want - jam on it? idiom
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what of it? idiom
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what predeterminer, determiner (OPINION)
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what price...? idiom
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what pronoun, exclamation (QUESTION)
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what sb is (really) made of idiom
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what sb says, goes idiom
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what the blazes...? idiom
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what the heck idiom
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Synonyms and related words:
- howsoever adverb
- or conjunction (EXPLAIN)
- that pronoun (USED TO REFER)
- whatever pronoun, determiner (ANYTHING)
- whence adverb, conjunction
- whenever adverb, conjunction
- whereby adverb, conjunction
- wheresoever adverb, conjunction
- wherever adverb
- wherever adverb, conjunction
- which determiner, pronoun (ADDS INFORMATION)
- which pronoun (USED TO REFER)
- whichever determiner, pronoun
- who pronoun (USED TO REFER)
- whoever pronoun (ANYONE)
- whom pronoun
- whomever pronoun
- whose determiner
- whosoever pronoun
- wot pronoun
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