pron., a.,1.
What see'st thou in the ground?
- Shak.
What is man, that thou art mindful of him?
- Ps. viii. 4.
- Matt. viii. 27.
2.As an exclamatory word: - (a) Used absolutely or independently; - often with a question following.
What, could ye not watch with me one hour?
- Matt. xxvi. 40.
What a piece of work is man!
- Shak.
O what a riddle of absurdity!
- Young.
3.As a relative pronoun
What partial judges are our love and hate!
- Dryden.
4.Used substantively with the antecedent suppressed, equivalent to that which, or those [persons] who, or those [things] which; - called a compound relative.
With joy beyond what victory bestows.
- Cowper.
- J. H. Newman.
4.Whatever; whatsoever; what thing soever; - used indefinitely.
See what natures accompany what colors.
- Bacon.
We know what master laid thy keel,
What workmen wrought thy ribs of steel.
- Longfellow.
5.Used adverbially, in part; partly; somewhat; - with a following preposition, especially, with, and commonly with repetition.
What for lust [pleasure] and what for lore.
- Chaucer.
- Shak.
What ho!
an exclamation of calling.
What if
What of this
- Shak.
What though
even granting that; allowing that; supposing it true that.
- Shak.
What time
- Shak.
n.1.Something; thing; stuff.
interrog. 1.Why? For what purpose? On what account?
What should I tell the answer of the knight.
- Chaucer.
Translate What to Spanish, Translate What to German, Translate What to French
Wharf boat
wharf rat
-- What --
What a man cannot transfer
What a vengeance
What cheer?
what for
What ho!
What if
what is more
What is up?
What of this
What though
What time
What You Get Is What You Never Thought You Had
What You See Is All You Get
What You See Is What You Get
What's a spline?
