How to pronounce“What”in English
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Definitions of “What”
Which thing, event, circumstance, etc.: used in asking for the specification of an identity, quantity, quality, etc.
“Hammer in that nail —What with? I didn't bring my set of tools.”
That which; those that; the thing(s) that.
“He knows what he wants and what to do to get it.”
In what way; to what extent.
“What does it matter?”
Used before a prepositional phrase to emphasise that something is taken into consideration as a cause or reason; usually used in combination with 'with' (see what with), and much less commonly with other prepositions.
“In short; what by the indiscretion of people here, what by the rebound which came often back from London, what by the private interests and ambitious views of persons in the French court, and what by other causes unnecessary to be examined now, the most private transactions came to light [...]”