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Pronunciation[change]
- (AU)} IPA (key): /wɔt/, SAMPA: /wOt/
- (UK) IPA (key): /ʍɒt/ or /wɒt/, SAMPA: /WQt/ or /wQt/
- (US) IPA (key): /wʌt/ or /ʍʌt/, SAMPA: /wVt/ or /WVt/
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Homophones[change]
- watt (in accents with the wine-whine merger)
- wot (in accents with the wine-whine merger)
Pronoun[change]
Pronoun |
- (question) What is used to ask for information about things.
- What did you see?
- What do you mean?
- (relative) What is used to add a clause with more information.
- I don't know what you mean.
- I'll tell you what to do.
- I'll see what I can do to help.
- (relative) The thing(s) which: a small amount of something.
- Take what you can find.
- I really like what you did.
Determiner[change]
Determiner |
- (question) What is used to ask about the member(s) of a group.
- What book did you buy?
- (relative) What is used to add a clause to identify the member(s) of a group.
- I don't know what problems you mean.
- I'll tell you what button to push.
- I'll see what food I can give.
Adjective[change]
Positive |
Comparative |
Superlative |
- (exclamation) used to show that you feel strongly about something.
- What a great book this is!