WHAT

adverb

Definition

Why For what purpose On what account [Obs.] What should I tell the answer of the knight. Chaucer. But what do I stand reckoning upon advantages and gains lost by the misrule and turbulency of the prelates What do I pick up so thriftily their scatterings and diminishings of the meaner subject Milton.

Other Definitions

This word also has 2 other definitions:

WHAT (noun)

Something; thing; stuff. [Obs.] And gave him for to feed, Such homely what as serves the simple Spenser.

WHAT (pronoun)

1. As an interrogative pronoun, used in asking questions regarding either persons or things; as, what is this what did you say what poem is this what ...

Added: October 09, 2025 Updated: October 09, 2025

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