what
An expression of surprise or disbeliefAn expression of surprise or disbelief.
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Meaning
4 sensesAn expression of surprise or disbelief.
What! That’s amazing!
wait this song is so good whattt
was!
как!kak!, что!što!
What do you want? An abrupt, usually unfriendly enquiry as to what a person desires.
What? I'm busy.
What did you say? I beg your pardon? This usage is often considered impolite, with the more polite "Pardon?" or "Excuse me?" preferred.
— Could I have some of those aarrrrrr mmmm ... — What?
wie bitte, was?
Indicating a guess or approximation, or a pause to try to recall information.
I must have been, what, about five years old.
Origin
From Middle English what, from Old English hwæt (“what”), from Proto-West Germanic *hwat,From Middle English what, from Old English hwæt (“what”), from Proto-West Germanic *hwat, from Proto-Germanic *hwat (“what”), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷód (“what”), neuter form of *kʷós (“who”).
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