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what

pronoun

/wɒt/

Meaning

used to ask for information about something

What is your name?

which, that

what time, what happened, what are you doing

used to refer to the person or people being spoken to

used to refer to a thing, animal, or idea previously mentioned or easily identified

Used to emphasize the thing just mentioned; by its own power or effort.

an unspecified person

used to refer to a female person or animal already mentioned or easily identified

used to emphasize the subject of the sentence or to refer to the subject doing something to itself