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what

From Wiktionary
what is one of the 1000 most common headwords.
west - what - when

Pronunciation

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Homophones

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Pronoun

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Pronoun
what

  1. (question) What is used to ask for information about things.
    What did you see?
    What do you mean?
  2. (question) What is used to add a clause with more information.
    I don't know what you mean.
    I'll tell you what to do.
    I'll see what I can do to help.
  3. (relative) The thing(s) which: a small amount of something.
    Take what you can find.
    What you made was great.
    I am what I am.
    The city is not what it used to be.
    They kept blaming him for what he had done.

Determiner

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Determiner
what

  1. (question) What is used to ask about the member(s) of a group.
    What book did you buy?
  2. (relative) What is used to talk about the member(s) of a group.
    What gifts you can give are appreciated.
    What ideas he has to offer are likely to be half-baked.
    I gave him what money I had.

Adjective

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Positive
what

Comparative
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Superlative
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  1. (exclamation) used to show that you feel strongly about something.
    What a great book this is!
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