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You're listening to Joanna
She has an American accent.
NGSL Rank: 50
what
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Meanings
pronoun
- asking for information specifying something.E.g. what is your name?
- the thing or things that (used in specifying something).E.g. what we need is a commitment
- (in exclamations) emphasizing something surprising or remarkable.E.g. what some people do for a crust!
determiner
- asking for information specifying something.E.g. what time is it?
- (referring to the whole of an amount) whatever.E.g. he had been robbed of what little money he had
- (in exclamations) how great or remarkable.E.g. what luck!
adverb
- to what extent?E.g. what does it matter?
- used to indicate an estimate or approximation.E.g. see you, what, about four?
- used for emphasis or to invite agreement.E.g. pretty poor show, what?
Practise saying this word
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