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what
Definitions
(3)
1
pronoun
Used
to
ask
for
information
about
something
or
to
specify
something
.
What
is
your
name
?
What
time
is
the
meeting
?
What
are
you
doing
?
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2
interjection
Used
to
express
surprise
or
disbelief
.
What
!
You
won
the
lottery
?
What
!
I
can't
believe
it
!
What
!
That's
amazing
!
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3
pronoun
Used
to
indicate
the
thing
or
things
that
are
being
referred
to
.
I
don't
know
what
you
mean
.
Tell
me
what
you
want
.
What
you
said
was
true
.
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Word Origin
Language
Old English
Original word
hwæt
Originally meant
what
,
which
,
who
Background
The
word
'
what'
comes
from
Old
English
'
hwæt'
,
which
was
used
in
a
similar
way
to
ask
questions
or
specify
things
.
It
has
been
a
part
of
the
English
language
for
centuries
,
maintaining
its
core
function
as
a
question
word
.
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