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1 indefinable
[English Word] indefinable thing[English Plural] indefinable things[Swahili Word] kidude[Swahili Plural] vidude[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Language] Arabic[English Example] what in the world is this indefinable thing?[Swahili Example] kidude gani hili?------------------------------------------------------------ -
2 mysterious
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] mysterious thing[English Plural] mysterious things[Swahili Word] kidude[Swahili Plural] vidude[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Language] Arabic[English Example] what is this mysterious thing?[Swahili Example] kidude gani hili?------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] mysterious word[English Plural] mysterious words[Swahili Word] neno la kilinge[Swahili Plural] maneno ya kilinge[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------ -
3 wrong
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be in the wrong[Swahili Word] -potea[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -pota[Related Words] potevu, mpotevu, upotevu------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be wrong[Swahili Word] -kwaa[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] kwao N, kikwazo N------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be wrong[Swahili Word] -kosa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] do wrong[Swahili Word] -dhalimu[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] do wrong[Swahili Word] -kosa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] do wrong to[Swahili Word] -kosea[Part of Speech] verb[Class] applicative[Swahili Example] kwanza nilikukosea kukufundisha kutumia vidonge vya kuzuia mimba [Ma]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] go the wrong way[Swahili Word] -enda mrama[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] in a wrong way[Swahili Word] visivyo[Part of Speech] adverb[Swahili Example] akaielewa visivyo [Muk]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] one who admits that he has done wrong[Swahili Word] mwungama[Swahili Plural] waungama[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] ungama V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] one who admits that he has done wrong[Swahili Word] mwungamaji[Swahili Plural] waungamaji[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] ungama V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] one who confesses that he has done wrong[Swahili Word] mwungama[Swahili Plural] waungama[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] ungama V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] say the wrong thing[Swahili Word] -potea maneno[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] maneno------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] take a wrong direction[Swahili Word] -enda mrama[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] what's wrong?[Swahili Word] kuna nini?[Part of Speech] pronoun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] wrong[Swahili Word] benibeni[Part of Speech] adjective------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] wrong[Swahili Word] makuruhi[Part of Speech] adjective[Derived Word] karaha N------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] wrong[Swahili Word] kombo[Part of Speech] adverb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] wrong[Swahili Word] kibaya[Part of Speech] adverb[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -baya[English Example] what's wrong?[Swahili Example] nini kibaya?------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] wrong[English Plural] wrongs[Swahili Word] kosa[Swahili Plural] makosa[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] wrong[Swahili Word] ovu[Swahili Plural] maovu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] wrong[Swahili Word] udhalimu[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] wrong[Swahili Word] uovu[Swahili Plural] maovu[Part of Speech] noun[Swahili Example] walitufanyia mambo ya uovu sana------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] wrong[Swahili Word] -dhulumu[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Language] Arabic[Related Words] dhuluma, dhalimu------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] wrong[Swahili Word] -hasiri[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] mtu katika ugomvi------------------------------------------------------------ -
4 expect
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be expected[Swahili Word] -tarajiwa[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] v pas[English Example] that is why a promise becomes a rare thing and is expected to make a mark for ever[Swahili Example] ndipo miadi inapokuwa kitu azizi na kutarajiwa kuota imara [Moh]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be expected[Swahili Word] -tazamiwa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be expected[Swahili Word] -tegemewa[Part of Speech] verb[Class] passive[Derived Word] tegemea V[Swahili Example] amesema maneno ambayo yangetegemewa kutoka kwa mzee mwenye busara [Muk]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] expect[Swahili Word] -taraji[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] Arabic[English Example] (s)he would not have expected that there would be somebody else there at the beach[Swahili Example] asingetaraji kama palikuwa na mtu mwingine pale ufukweni [Moh], wanataraji kuoana siku za mbele [Ya]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] expect[Swahili Word] -tarajia[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] expect[Swahili Word] -tazamia[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] expect[Swahili Word] -tegemea[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] The sick person expects to recover if he <b>visit</b>s a healer.[Swahili Example] Mgonjwa ana<b>tegemea</b> kupona akimtembelea mganga.[Note] usage in the example connotes "hopeful" expectation.------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] expect[Swahili Word] -tumai[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] expect[Swahili Word] -tumaini[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] tumaini V, (Arabic)[Swahili Example] natumaini umekwisha sikia kwamba... [Mun]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] not exactly what one expected[Swahili Word] tafauti[Part of Speech] adjective------------------------------------------------------------ -
5 luck
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] luck[English Plural] luck[Swahili Word] bahati[Swahili Plural] bahati[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Language] Arabic[Related Words] -bahatika, -bahatisha, bahatisho[English Example] good luck![Swahili Example] bahati njema!------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] luck[English Plural] luck[Swahili Word] nasibu[Swahili Plural] nasibu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Language] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] good luck[Swahili Word] sudi[Swahili Plural] sudi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Note] rare------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] good luck[Swahili Word] heri[Part of Speech] noun[Swahili Example] mtu wa heri; jaliwa (na) heri; kwa heri!; kwa heri ya kuonana!------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] extraordinary luck[Swahili Word] bahati ya mtende[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9[Derived Language] Arabic[Related Words] mtende------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] luck[Swahili Word] baraka[Swahili Plural] baraka[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Language] Arabic[Related Words] -bariki, kibaraka, tabaruki[English Example] he has had bad luck[Swahili Example] hana baraka------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] luck[Swahili Word] jumu[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] luck[Swahili Word] nujumu[Swahili Plural] nujumu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] good luck[Swahili Word] jaha[Part of Speech] noun[Swahili Example] (=utukufu, ukuu, usitawi, heshima); mtu aliyeshushiwa jaha; (fig.) kilango cha jaha; nyota ya jaha; (astr.) ameona nyota ya jaha; pa jaha------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] good luck (singular)[Swahili Word] futahi[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] good luck[Swahili Word] chumu[Part of Speech] noun[Note] rare------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] trust to luck[Swahili Word] -bahatisha[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] try one's luck[Swahili Word] -bahatisha[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] bahati------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] bad luck[Swahili Word] mdhana[Swahili Plural] mdhana[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] thing supposed to bring bad luck[Swahili Word] mdhana[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] bad luck[Swahili Word] mkosi[Swahili Plural] mikosi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Swahili Example] huu ni mkosi wa kujitakia mwenyewe [Ng]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] bad luck[English Plural] bad luck[Swahili Word] nuhusi[Swahili Plural] nuhusi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Language] Arabic[English Example] what else brought him there except bad luck?[Swahili Example] kitu gani kilichomleta pale isipokuwa nuhusi? [Sul]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] bad luck[Swahili Word] shari[Swahili Plural] shari[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Swahili Example] taka shari.------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] bad luck[Swahili Word] uchimvi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 14[Related Words] -chimba, chimvi, mchimbi[English Example] they leave their bad luck here[Swahili Example] waacha uchimbi hapa------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] bad luck[Swahili Word] uchuro[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] one who brings bad luck[English Plural] people who bring bad luck[Swahili Word] kausha[Swahili Plural] wakausha[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 1/2[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -kauka------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] person supposed to bring bad luck[Swahili Word] mdhana[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cause bad luck (to someone)[Swahili Word] -chira[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] -chirwa, churo, uchuro------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Item(s) below have not yet been grouped within the headword luck[English Word] luck[Swahili Word] nyota[Swahili Plural] nyota[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[English Example] he has no luck[Swahili Example] hana nyota nzuri------------------------------------------------------------ -
6 quality
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] a thing of first quality[English Plural] things of first quality[Swahili Word] nambawani[Swahili Plural] manambawani[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Note] rare------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] of the finest quality[Swahili Word] teule[Part of Speech] adjective------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] poor quality[Swahili Word] uhaba[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] poor quality[Swahili Word] uhafifu[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] quality[English Plural] qualities[Swahili Word] babu[Swahili Plural] babu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[English Example] of superior quality (character), of inferior quality (character)[Swahili Example] quality kubwa, quality ndogo------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] quality[English Plural] qualities[Swahili Word] gredi[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] Eng.[Swahili Example] kahawa ya gredi chini; mshahara wake ni wa gredi juu [Rec]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] quality[English Plural] qualities[Swahili Word] hulka[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] huluki, huluku, mahluki------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] quality[English Plural] qualities[Swahili Word] jinsi[Swahili Plural] jinsi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Language] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] quality[English Plural] qualities[Swahili Word] kiumbo[Swahili Plural] viumbo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -umba------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] quality[English Plural] qualities[Swahili Word] mtindo[Swahili Plural] mitindo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[English Example] These clothes are of the same quality as those.[Swahili Example] nguo hizi ni mtindo wa zile------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] quality[English Plural] qualities[Swahili Word] namna[Part of Speech] noun[English Example] of what sort?[Swahili Example] namna gani?------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] quality[English Plural] qualities[Swahili Word] sifa[Swahili Plural] sifa[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Word] Arabic[English Example] (s)he has all the qualities of the devil[Swahili Example] kila sifa ya ushetani anayo yeye [Sul]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] quality[English Plural] qualities[Swahili Word] simo[Swahili Plural] simo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Word] Pers.[Note] rare------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] quality[English Plural] qualities[Swahili Word] umbile[Swahili Plural] maumbile[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 11/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] quality[English Plural] qualities[Swahili Word] umbo[Swahili Plural] maumbo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 11/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] quality[Swahili Word] usawa[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------ -
7 smell
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] smell (good or bad)[Swahili Word] harufu[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] smell[Swahili Word] harufu[Swahili Plural] harufu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] smell (good or bad)[Swahili Word] arufu[Swahili Plural] harufu[Part of Speech] noun[Note] also: arufu------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] smell (either good or bad)[Swahili Word] nuko[Swahili Plural] manuko[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Derived Word] nuka[English Example] what is causing that bad smell?[Swahili Example] nuko hilo mbaya limetoka wapi?------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] smell[Swahili Word] -nusa[Part of Speech] verb[Class] transitive[Related Words] -nuka, -nukia------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] sweet smell[Swahili Word] mnukio[Swahili Plural] minukio[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Derived Word] nukia V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] sweet smelling thing[Swahili Word] nukato[Swahili Plural] manukato[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Derived Word] nuka V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] smell good[Swahili Word] -nukia[Part of Speech] verb[Class] applicative[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -nuka------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] smell sweet[Swahili Word] -nukia[Part of Speech] verb[Class] applicative[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -nuka------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] emit a good smell[Swahili Word] -nukia[Part of Speech] verb[Class] applicative[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -nuka------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] have a pleasant smell[Swahili Word] -firidi[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] detect a pleasant odor[Swahili Word] -nukilia vizuri[Part of Speech] verb[Class] applicative[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -nuka, -nukia------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] bad smell[Swahili Word] mnuko[Swahili Plural] minuko[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Derived Word] nuka V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] bad smell[Swahili Word] kijusi[Swahili Plural] vijusi[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] ujusi N------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] bad smell[Swahili Word] uvundo[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] unusual smell[English Plural] unusual smells[Swahili Word] kidusi[Swahili Plural] vidusi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] smell (bad)[Swahili Word] -nuka[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] nukato, nuko, mnukio, mnuko------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] smell bad[Swahili Word] -vunda[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] produce a bad smell[Swahili Word] -vundikiza[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] smell (too) strongly of perfume[Swahili Word] -wapilia[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] smell of perspiration[Swahili Word] ufukuto[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] smell of perspiration[Swahili Word] uvukuto[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] smell of wild animal[English Plural] animal smells[Swahili Word] kidusi[Swahili Plural] vidusi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] smell (natural odor of animals)[Swahili Word] udusi[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] smell (natural odor of animals)[Swahili Word] ujusi[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] smell (of sea animals such as crab)[Swahili Word] mwengo[Swahili Plural] miengo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] natural smell of fish (not rotten)[Swahili Word] shombo[Swahili Plural] shombo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] (bad) smell of fish[Swahili Word] vumba[Swahili Plural] mavumba[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] smell out[Swahili Word] -nukilia[Part of Speech] verb[Class] applicative[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -nuka, -nukia------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] sense of smell[Swahili Word] kunusa[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] nuka V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] sense of smell[Swahili Word] pua[Swahili Plural] pua[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------ -
8 thingumbob
[English Word] thingumbob[Swahili Word] dude[Swahili Plural] madude[Part of Speech] noun[English Example] what kind of a thing is that?[Swahili Example] dude gani hili?------------------------------------------------------------ -
9 value
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be of value[Swahili Word] -wa na faida[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] face value( of money etc)[Swahili Word] saari[Swahili Plural] saari[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] something of little value[Swahili Word] kululu[Part of Speech] adverb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] value[English Plural] values[Swahili Word] bao[Swahili Plural] mabao[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Swahili Example] huna bao tena [Ma][Note] slang------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] value[English Plural] values[Swahili Word] bei[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] value[English Plural] values[Swahili Word] karama[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] kirimu, karimu[Swahili Example] maneno yake yana karama------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] value[English Plural] values[Swahili Word] kiasi[Swahili Plural] viasi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Language] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] value[English Plural] values[Swahili Word] kima[Swahili Plural] vima[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Language] Arabic[Related Words] kimo[English Example] its value is what amount?[Swahili Example] kima chake kadiri gani?------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] value[English Plural] values[Swahili Word] saari[Swahili Plural] saari[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Note] rare------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] value[English Plural] values[Swahili Word] takaramu[Swahili Plural] takaramu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] value[English Plural] values[Swahili Word] takarimu[Swahili Plural] takaramu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] value[English Plural] values[Swahili Word] thamani[Swahili Plural] thamani[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Word] Arabic[Swahili Example] yeye bado ni tunu yenye thamani sana machoni mwa wanaume [Mt]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] value[English Plural] values[Swahili Word] upataji[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] value[English Plural] values[Swahili Word] utunu[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] value[Swahili Word] -kadiria[Part of Speech] verb[Class] applicative[Derived Word] kadirifu, makadirio, ukadirifu------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] value[Swahili Word] -thamini[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] Arabic[Swahili Example] wako wanaokujali na kukuthamini [Moh]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] valued thing[English Plural] valued things[Swahili Word] azizi[Swahili Plural] azizi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------
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What — What, pron., a., & adv. [AS. hw[ae]t, neuter of hw[=a] who; akin to OS. hwat what, OFries. hwet, D. & LG. wat, G. was, OHG. waz, hwaz, Icel. hvat, Sw. & Dan. hvad, Goth. hwa. [root]182. See {Who}.] [1913 Webster] 1. As an interrogative pronoun,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
What ho — What What, pron., a., & adv. [AS. hw[ae]t, neuter of hw[=a] who; akin to OS. hwat what, OFries. hwet, D. & LG. wat, G. was, OHG. waz, hwaz, Icel. hvat, Sw. & Dan. hvad, Goth. hwa. [root]182. See {Who}.] [1913 Webster] 1. As an interrogative… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
What if — What What, pron., a., & adv. [AS. hw[ae]t, neuter of hw[=a] who; akin to OS. hwat what, OFries. hwet, D. & LG. wat, G. was, OHG. waz, hwaz, Icel. hvat, Sw. & Dan. hvad, Goth. hwa. [root]182. See {Who}.] [1913 Webster] 1. As an interrogative… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
What of it — What What, pron., a., & adv. [AS. hw[ae]t, neuter of hw[=a] who; akin to OS. hwat what, OFries. hwet, D. & LG. wat, G. was, OHG. waz, hwaz, Icel. hvat, Sw. & Dan. hvad, Goth. hwa. [root]182. See {Who}.] [1913 Webster] 1. As an interrogative… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
What of that — What What, pron., a., & adv. [AS. hw[ae]t, neuter of hw[=a] who; akin to OS. hwat what, OFries. hwet, D. & LG. wat, G. was, OHG. waz, hwaz, Icel. hvat, Sw. & Dan. hvad, Goth. hwa. [root]182. See {Who}.] [1913 Webster] 1. As an interrogative… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
What of this — What What, pron., a., & adv. [AS. hw[ae]t, neuter of hw[=a] who; akin to OS. hwat what, OFries. hwet, D. & LG. wat, G. was, OHG. waz, hwaz, Icel. hvat, Sw. & Dan. hvad, Goth. hwa. [root]182. See {Who}.] [1913 Webster] 1. As an interrogative… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
What though — What What, pron., a., & adv. [AS. hw[ae]t, neuter of hw[=a] who; akin to OS. hwat what, OFries. hwet, D. & LG. wat, G. was, OHG. waz, hwaz, Icel. hvat, Sw. & Dan. hvad, Goth. hwa. [root]182. See {Who}.] [1913 Webster] 1. As an interrogative… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
What time — What What, pron., a., & adv. [AS. hw[ae]t, neuter of hw[=a] who; akin to OS. hwat what, OFries. hwet, D. & LG. wat, G. was, OHG. waz, hwaz, Icel. hvat, Sw. & Dan. hvad, Goth. hwa. [root]182. See {Who}.] [1913 Webster] 1. As an interrogative… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
What time as — What What, pron., a., & adv. [AS. hw[ae]t, neuter of hw[=a] who; akin to OS. hwat what, OFries. hwet, D. & LG. wat, G. was, OHG. waz, hwaz, Icel. hvat, Sw. & Dan. hvad, Goth. hwa. [root]182. See {Who}.] [1913 Webster] 1. As an interrogative… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
WHAT — adj., pron., & adv. interrog.adj. 1 asking for a choice from an indefinite number or for a statement of amount, number, or kind (what books have you read?; what news have you?). 2 colloq. = WHICH interrog.adj. (what book have you chosen?). adj.… … Useful english dictionary
what — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) pron. that which; sort of, kind of; which; how; whatever, whatsoever, whichever. See generality. II (Roget s IV) pron. 1. [An indication of a question] Syn. which? what sort? what kind? what thing? what… … English dictionary for students