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Which (determiner)
What, of those mentioned or implied.
“Which song made the charts?”
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Which (determiner)
The one or ones that.
“Show me which one is bigger.”
“They couldn’t decide which song to play.”
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Which (determiner)
The one or ones mentioned.
“He once owned a painting of the house, which painting would later be stolen.”
“For several seconds he sat in silence, during which time the tea and sandwiches arrived.”
“I’m thinking of getting a new car, in which case I’d get a red one.”
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Which (pronoun)
What one or ones (of those mentioned or implied).
“Which is bigger?;”
“Which is which?”
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Which (pronoun)
Who; whom; what (of those mentioned or implied).
“He walked by a door with a sign, which read: PRIVATE OFFICE.”
“We’ve met some problems which are very difficult to handle.”
“He had to leave, which was very difficult.”
“No art can be properly understood apart from the culture of which it is a part.”
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Which (pronoun)
Used of people (now generally who, whom or that).
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Which (noun)
An occurrence of the word which.
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What (pronoun)
Which thing, event, circumstance, etc.: used interrogatively in asking for the specification of an identity, quantity, quality, etc.
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What (pronoun)
That; which; who.
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What (pronoun)
That which; those that; the thing that.
“He knows what he wants.”
“What goes up must come down.”
“Keep up with what your friends are doing.”
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What (pronoun)
Whatever.
“I will do what I can to help you.”
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What (adverb)
In some manner or degree; in part; partly. See also what with
“What with singing and joking, the time passed quickly.”
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What (adverb)
Such.
“What a pity.”
“What a beautiful day!”
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What (adverb)
Why?
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What (adverb)
Used to introduce each of two coordinate phrases or concepts; both…and.
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What (adverb)
used to contradict an assumption
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What (interjection)
An expression of surprise or disbelief.
“What! That’s amazing.”
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What (interjection)
Response that enquires what the asker desires (usually said unhappily).
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What (interjection)
clipping of what do you say?
“It’s a nice day, what?”
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What (interjection)
What did you say? I beg your pardon?
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What (determiner)
Which; which kind of.
“What shirt are you going to wear?”
“What time is it?”
“What kind of car is that?”
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What (determiner)
How much; how great (used in an exclamation).
“What talent he has!”
“What a talent!”
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What (determiner)
Whatever
“Write down what things come into your mind.”
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What (noun)
Something; thing; stuff.
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What (noun)
The identity of a thing, as an answer to a question of what.
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What (noun)
Something that is addressed by what, as opposed to a person, addressed by who.
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What (pronoun)
asking for information specifying something
“what is your name?”
“I’m not sure what you mean”
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What (pronoun)
asking for repetition of something not heard or confirmation of something not understood
“what? I can’t hear you”
“you did what?”
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What (pronoun)
the thing or things that (used in specifying something)
“what we need is a commitment”
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What (pronoun)
(referring to the whole of an amount) whatever
“I want to do what I can to make a difference”
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What (pronoun)
(in exclamations) emphasizing something surprising or remarkable
“what some people do for a crust!”
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What (determiner)
asking for information specifying something
“do you know what excuse he gave?”
“what time is it?”
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What (determiner)
(referring to the whole of an amount) whatever
“he had been robbed of what little money he had”
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What (determiner)
(in exclamations) how great or remarkable
“what a fool she was”
“what luck!”
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What (adverb)
to what extent?
“what does it matter?”
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What (adverb)
used to indicate an estimate or approximation
“see you, what, about four?”
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What (adverb)
used for emphasis or to invite agreement
“pretty poor show, what?”