We have spotted WHAT (4 Letters) a total of 84 times in our database. Below you may see the clues associated with WHAT and also when and where was it last seen:
Definition
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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 child is lost? |
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As an exclamatory word: -- (a) Used absolutely
or independently; -- often with a question following. |
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Used adjectively, meaning how remarkable, or
how great; as, what folly! what eloquence! what courage! |
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Sometimes prefixed to adjectives in an
adverbial sense, as nearly equivalent to how; as, what happy boys! |
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As a relative pronoun |
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Used substantively with the antecedent
suppressed, equivalent to that which, or those [persons] who, or those
[things] which; -- called a compound relative. |
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Used adjectively, equivalent to the . . .
which; the sort or kind of . . . which; rarely, the . . . on, or at,
which. |
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Used adverbially in a sense corresponding to
the adjectival use; as, he picked what good fruit he saw. |
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Whatever; whatsoever; what thing soever; --
used indefinitely. |
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Used adverbially, in part; partly; somewhat;
-- with a following preposition, especially, with, and commonly with
repetition. |
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Something; thing; stuff. |
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Why? For what purpose? On what account? |
Referring crossword puzzle clues
Usage among publishers:
- Universal: Aug 14, 2024
- USA Today: Jul 3, 2024
- Newsday: Jun 9, 2024
- USA Today: Apr 9, 2024
- USA Today: Feb 18, 2024
- LA Times: Dec 17, 2023
- Newsday: Dec 8, 2023
- New York Times: Nov 25, 2023
- Universal: Sep 22, 2023
- Newsday: Sep 18, 2023
- Universal: Aug 24, 2023
- New York Times: Aug 14, 2023
- LA Times: Jul 24, 2023
- New York Times: Jun 21, 2023
- Universal: Mar 6, 2023
- Thomas Joseph: Jan 20, 2023
- Newsday: Jan 5, 2023
- USA Today: Dec 5, 2022
- Universal: Dec 4, 2022
- USA Today: Nov 27, 2022
- Universal: Nov 21, 2022
- LA Times: Nov 9, 2022
- USA Today: Oct 12, 2022
- Universal: Sep 23, 2022
- Newsday: Sep 22, 2022
- Wall Street Journal: Jul 11, 2022
- USA Today: Jun 15, 2022
- Newsday: Jun 14, 2022
- LA Times: Jun 5, 2022
- USA Today: Feb 17, 2022