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UK:^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈ^hwɒt/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/hwʌt, hwɑt, wʌt, wɑt; unstressed hwət, wət/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(hwut, hwot, wut, wot; unstressed hwət, wət)

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what
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Sense: Pronoun: tell me

Synonyms:

which , what kind, what sort, what type, what on earth, what the hell (potentially offensive, slang), what in hell's name (potentially offensive, slang), what the heck (euphemism, slang), which one

Sense: Pronoun: something indefinite

Synonyms:

whatever , whichever , that which, anything , everything , anything at all, the thing that, the thing which

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