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  • 41 respect

    • ottaa huomioon
    • ihailu
    • huomio
    • arvossapito
    • arvostaa
    • arvostus
    • arvonanto
    • kunnianosoitus
    • kunnioittaa
    • kunnia
    • kunnioitus
    • kunnioitus (arvonanto)
    • kunnioittavat terveiset
    • pieteetti
    • pitää arvossa
    • pitää arvossa (kansallista ominaislaatua / ympäristöä) noudattaa (periaatetta)
    * * *
    rə'spekt 1. noun
    1) (admiration; good opinion: He is held in great respect by everyone; He has no respect for politicians.) kunnioitus
    2) (consideration; thoughtfulness; willingness to obey etc: He shows no respect for his parents.) kunnioitus
    3) (a particular detail, feature etc: These two poems are similar in some respects.) suhde
    2. verb
    1) (to show or feel admiration for: I respect you for what you did.) arvostaa
    2) (to show consideration for, a willingness to obey etc: One should respect other people's feelings/property.) kunnioittaa
    - respectably
    - respectability
    - respectful
    - respectfully
    - respectfulness
    - respecting
    - respective
    - respectively
    - respects
    - pay one's respects to someone
    - pay one's respects
    - with respect to

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  • 42 use

    • käyttäjän järjestelmän analysointi ja koestus
    * * *
    I ju:z verb
    1) (to employ (something) for a purpose: What did you use to open the can?; Use your common sense!) käyttää
    2) (to consume: We're using far too much electricity.) käyttää
    - used
    - user
    - user-friendly
    - user guide
    - be used to something
    - be used to
    - used to
    II ju:s
    1) (the act of using or state of being used: The use of force to persuade workers to join a strike cannot be justified; This telephone number is for use in emergencies.) käyttö
    2) (the/a purpose for which something may be used: This little knife has plenty of uses; I have no further use for these clothes.) käyttötarkoitus
    3) ((often in questions or with negatives) value or advantage: Is this coat (of) any use to you?; It's no use offering to help when it's too late.) hyöty
    4) (the power of using: She lost the use of her right arm as a result of the accident.) käyttökyky
    5) (permission, or the right, to use: They let us have the use of their car while they were away.) oikeus käyttää
    - usefulness
    - usefully
    - useless
    - be in use
    - out of use
    - come in useful
    - have no use for
    - it's no use
    - make good use of
    - make use of
    - put to good use
    - put to use

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  • 43 provide

    • huoltaa
    • huolehtia
    • varustaa
    • varautua
    • varata
    • auttaa
    • edellyttää
    • ehkäistä
    • elättää
    • välittää
    • hankkia
    • määrätä
    • pitää huolta
    * * *
    1) (to give or supply: He provided the wine for the meal; He provided them with a bed for the night.) hankkia
    2) ((with for) to have enough money to supply what is necessary: He is unable to provide for his family.) huolehtia
    - providing

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  • 44 come

    • olla peräisin
    • saapua
    • saapua perille
    • tulla
    • no jouduhan
    • johtua
    • joutua
    • päätyä
    • koittaa
    • koitua
    • käydä
    • lähteä
    * * *
    1. past tense - came; verb
    1) (to move etc towards the person speaking or writing, or towards the place being referred to by him: Come here!; Are you coming to the dance?; John has come to see me; Have any letters come for me?) tulla
    2) (to become near or close to something in time or space: Christmas is coming soon.) lähestyä
    3) (to happen or be situated: The letter `d' comes between `c' and è' in the alphabet.) tulla
    4) ((often with to) to happen (by accident): How did you come to break your leg?) sattua
    5) (to arrive at (a certain state etc): What are things coming to? We have come to an agreement.) edetä
    6) ((with to) (of numbers, prices etc) to amount (to): The total comes to 51.) olla, nousta
    2. interjection
    (expressing disapproval, drawing attention etc: Come, come! That was very rude of you!) no no
    - coming
    - comeback
    - comedown
    - come about
    - come across
    - come along
    - come by
    - come down
    - come into one's own
    - come off
    - come on
    - come out
    - come round
    - come to
    - come to light
    - come upon
    - come up with
    - come what may
    - to come

    English-Finnish dictionary > come

  • 45 exact

    • oikea
    • paikkansapitävä
    • jämtti
    • huolellinen
    • velkoa
    • eksakti
    • adekvaatti
    • vaatia
    • täsmällinen
    • tietty
    • kirjaimellinen
    finance, business, economy
    • periä
    • säntillinen
    • tarkka
    • tarkkaan
    * * *
    iɡ'zækt 1. adjective
    1) (absolutely accurate or correct in every detail; the same in every detail; precise: What are the exact measurements of the room?; For this recipe the quantities must be absolutely exact; an exact copy; What is the exact time?; He walked in at that exact moment.) tarkka, täsmälleen oikea
    2) ((of a person, his mind etc) capable of being accurate over small details: Accountants have to be very exact.) tarkka
    2. verb
    (to force the payment of or giving of: We should exact fines from everyone who drops litter on the streets.) vaatia
    - exactly
    - exactness

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  • 46 start

    • orastaa
    • panna alulle
    • panna käyntiin
    • panna
    • ryhtyä
    • ruveta
    • saada
    • nousta
    • nostaa
    • hätkähtää
    • hytkähtää
    • hölletä
    • hätkähdys
    • irtaantua
    technology
    • irrottaa
    • herjetä
    • vavahdus
    • vireillä
    • auttaa alkuun
    • etumatka
    • alkaa
    • alkuunpano
    • alkuunlähtö
    • alkuperä
    • alkaminen
    • alku
    • aloittaa
    • aloitus
    • antaa lähtömerkki
    • kavahtaa
    • liikkeellelähtö
    • perustaa
    • startata
    • startti
    • syöksyä
    • säpsähtää
    • yltyä
    • äityä
    • käynnistää
    • käydä
    • käynnistys-
    • käynnistyä
    • käynnistys
    • käyntiinlähtö
    • pistää
    • lähtöviiva
    • lähteä
    • lähtö
    • lähteä käyntiin
    * * *
    I 1. verb
    1) (to leave or begin a journey: We shall have to start at 5.30 a.m. in order to get to the boat in time.) lähteä liikkeelle
    2) (to begin: He starts working at six o'clock every morning; She started to cry; She starts her new job next week; Haven't you started (on) your meal yet?; What time does the play start?) alkaa, aloittaa
    3) (to (cause an engine etc to) begin to work: I can't start the car; The car won't start; The clock stopped but I started it again.) käynnistyä, käynnistää
    4) (to cause something to begin or begin happening etc: One of the students decided to start a college magazine.) panna alulle, perustaa
    2. noun
    1) (the beginning of an activity, journey, race etc: I told him at the start that his idea would not succeed; The runners lined up at the start; He stayed in the lead after a good start; I shall have to make a start on that work.)
    2) (in a race etc, the advantage of beginning before or further forward than others, or the amount of time, distance etc gained through this: The youngest child in the race got a start of five metres; The driver of the stolen car already had twenty minutes' start before the police began the pursuit.)
    - starting-point
    - for a start
    - get off to a good
    - bad start
    - start off
    - start out
    - start up
    - to start with
    II 1. verb
    (to jump or jerk suddenly because of fright, surprise etc: The sudden noise made me start.) säpsähtää
    2. noun
    1) (a sudden movement of the body: He gave a start of surprise.)
    2) (a shock: What a start the news gave me!)

    English-Finnish dictionary > start

  • 47 then

    • niin muodoin
    • tuolloin
    • tällöin
    • sitten
    • siis
    • silloinen
    • silloin
    • sen jälkeen
    • sen vuoksi
    * * *
    ðen 1. adverb
    1) (at that time in the past or future: I was at school then; If you're coming next week, I'll see you then.) silloin
    2) (used with prepositions to mean that time in the past or future: John should be here by then; I'll need you before then; I have been ill since then; Until then; Goodbye till then!) silloin, se
    3) (after that: I had a drink, (and) then I went home.) sitten
    4) (in that case: He might not give us the money and then what would we do?) siinä tapauksessa
    5) (often used especially at the end of sentences in which an explanation, opinion etc is asked for, or which show surprise etc: What do you think of that, then?) sitten
    6) (also; in addition: I have two brothers, and then I have a cousin in America.) lisäksi
    2. conjunction
    (in that case; as a result: If you're tired, then you must rest.) siinä tapauksessa
    3. adjective
    (at that time (in the past): the then Prime Minister.) silloinen

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  • 48 car

    • henkilöauto
    • vaunu
    technology
    • vaunu (tek.)
    • vaunu(tekniikka)
    • auto
    • ajoneuvo
    • raitiovaunu
    • rautatievaunu
    • pikkuauto
    * * *
    1) ((American automobile) a (usually privately-owned) motor vehicle on wheels for carrying people: What kind of car do you have?; `Did you go by car?') auto
    2) (a section for passengers in a train etc: a dining-car.) vaunu
    3) ((American) a railway carriage for goods or people: a freight car.) vaunu
    - car phone

    English-Finnish dictionary > car

  • 49 guarantee

    • olla takeena jostakin
    • turvata
    • varmuus
    • varmentaa
    finance, business, economy
    • vekselitakaus
    banking term
    • avaali
    • antaa takuu
    • vakuutus
    finance, business, economy
    • vakuus
    • kannatussitoumus
    • garantia
    • mennä takaukseen
    • pantti
    • takuu
    • takuuaika
    • takuuvastuu
    • takasumma
    • takeet
    • taata
    • tae
    finance, business, economy
    • takaaja
    finance, business, economy
    • takaus
    finance, business, economy
    • takuusitoumus
    • takasitoumus
    finance, business, economy
    • takaussitoumus
    • takuutodistus
    • lupaus
    • luvata
    * * *
    1. noun
    1) (a statement by the maker that something will work for a certain period of time: This guarantee is valid for one year.) takuu
    2) (a thing that makes something likely or certain: It is no guarantee against failure.) tae
    2. verb
    1) (to act as, or give, a guarantee: This watch is guaranteed for six months.) antaa takuu
    2) (to state that something is true, definite etc: I can't guarantee that what he told me is correct.) taata

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  • 50 might

    • voima
    • valta
    • voimallisuus
    • potentiaali
    • pystyvyys
    • teho
    • kapasiteetti
    • saattaisi
    • mahtavuus
    • mahti
    • taito
    • kyky
    * * *
    I
    (-)
    1) (past tense of may: I thought I might find you here; He might come if you offered him a meal.) saattaa
    2) (used instead of `may', eg to make a possibility seem less likely, or a request for permission more polite: He might win if he tries hard; Might I speak to you for a few minutes, please?) saattaisi, saada
    3) (used in suggesting that a person is not doing what he should: You might help me clean the car!) voida
    - might have
    - I might have known
    II
    (power or strength: The might of the opposing army was too great for us.) mahti
    - mightily
    - mightiness

    English-Finnish dictionary > might

  • 51 most

    • enin
    • enimmän
    • eniten
    • enimmät
    • erittäin
    • useimmat
    • kaikkein
    • mitä
    • suurin
    • suurin osa
    • kovin
    * * *
    məust 1. superlative of many, much (often with the) - adjective
    1) ((the) greatest number or quantity of: Which of the students has read the most books?; Reading is what gives me most enjoyment.) eniten
    2) (the majority or greater part of: Most children like playing games; Most modern music is difficult to understand.) useimmat, suurin osa
    2. adverb
    1) (used to form the superlative of many adjectives and adverbs, especially those of more than two syllables: Of all the women I know, she's the most beautiful; the most delicious cake I've ever tasted; We see her mother or father sometimes, but we see her grandmother most frequently.) (superlatiivin muodostaja)
    2) (to the greatest degree or extent: They like sweets and biscuits but they like ice-cream most of all.) kaikkein eniten
    3) (very or extremely: I'm most grateful to you for everything you've done; a most annoying child.) erittäin
    4) ((American) almost: Most everyone I know has read that book.) melkein
    3. pronoun
    1) (the greatest number or quantity: I ate two cakes, but Mary ate more, and John ate (the) most.) eniten
    2) (the greatest part; the majority: He'll be at home for most of the day; Most of these students speak English; Everyone is leaving - most have gone already.) suurin osa
    - at the most
    - at most
    - for the most part
    - make the most of something
    - make the most of

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  • 52 pity

    • osanotto
    • pahoitella
    • tuntea sääliä
    • armahtaa
    • armeliaisuus
    • valitella
    • voivotella
    • harmitella
    • myötätunto
    • surunvalittelu
    • säälitellä
    • surkuttelu
    • sääli
    • surkutella
    • sääliväisyys
    • sympatia
    • sääliä
    • ymmärtämys
    * * *
    'piti 1. noun
    1) (a feeling of sorrow for the troubles and sufferings of others: He felt a great pity for her.) sääli
    2) (a cause of sorrow or regret: What a pity (that) she can't come.) sääli
    2. verb
    (to feel pity for (someone): She pitied him; She is to be pitied.) sääliä
    - piteously
    - piteousness
    - pitiable
    - pitiably
    - pitiful
    - pitifully
    - pitifulness
    - pitiless
    - pitilessly
    - pitilessness
    - pityingly
    - have pity on
    - take pity on

    English-Finnish dictionary > pity

  • 53 plan

    • organisoida
    • intentio
    • järjestää
    • jäsennys
    • tuuma
    • ehdotus
    • ehdotelma
    • esitys
    • ajatus
    • ajatella
    • aikomus
    • aikoa
    • aie
    • asemakaava
    • puuha
    • pyrkimys
    • rakennella
    • kartta
    • kaava
    • kaavailla
    • kaavoittaa
    • hahmotelma
    • hanke
    • hahmotella
    • hankkia
    • menetelmä
    • mieli
    • muotoilu
    • muotoilla
    • sepittää
    • sommitella
    • suunnitelma
    • suunnitella(tietotekn)
    • suunnitella
    • tarkoitus
    • kyhätä
    • laatia
    • laatia suunnitelma
    • pohtia
    • piirustus
    • pohjapiirros
    • konsepti
    • luonnostella
    • luonnos
    * * *
    1. noun
    1) (an idea of how to do something; a method of doing something: If everyone follows this plan, we will succeed; I have worked out a plan for making a lot of money.) suunnitelma
    2) (an intention or arrangement: My plan is to rob a bank and leave the country quickly; What are your plans for tomorrow?) aikomus, suunnitelma
    3) (a drawing, diagram etc showing a building, town etc as if seen from above: These are the plans of/for our new house; a street-plan.) pohjapiirros, kaavio
    2. verb
    1) ((sometimes with on) to intend (to do something): We are planning on going to Italy this year; We were planning to go last year but we hadn't enough money; They are planning a trip to Italy.) aikoa, suunnitella
    2) (to decide how something is to be done; to arrange (something): We are planning a party; We'll have to plan very carefully if we are to succeed.) järjestää
    3) (to design (a building, town etc): This is the architect who planned the building.) suunnitella
    - planning
    - go according to plan
    - plan ahead

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  • 54 prospect

    • tulevaisuuden toiveet
    • tulevaisuudenlupaus
    • tulevaisuuden näkymä
    • toive
    • näköala
    • näkymä
    • brosyyri
    • esittelylehtinen
    • etsiä
    • esite
    • asiakas
    • arvio
    • sattuma
    • mahdollisuudet
    • mainoskirjanen
    • mahdollisuus
    • mainoslehtinen
    • lupaus
    * * *
    1. 'prospekt noun
    1) (an outlook for the future; a view of what one may expect to happen: He didn't like the prospect of going abroad; a job with good prospects.) tulevaisuudennäkymä
    2) (a view or scene: a fine prospect.) näköala
    2. prə'spekt, ]( American) 'prospekt verb
    (to make a search (for gold etc): He is prospecting for gold.) etsiä
    - prospectus

    English-Finnish dictionary > prospect

  • 55 put

    • panna
    • painaa
    • ilmaista
    • työntö
    • tuottaa
    • esittää
    • sijoittaa
    • arvioida
    • asetella
    • asettaa
    • yhteensä
    • pukkaus
    • sanoa
    • saattaa
    • sovittaa
    • laittaa
    • laskea
    • latoa
    • ladella
    • lausua
    • pistäytyä
    • pistää
    • pistellä
    * * *
    put
    present participle - putting; verb
    1) (to place in a certain position or situation: He put the plate in the cupboard; Did you put any sugar in my coffee?; He put his arm round her; I'm putting a new lock on the door; You're putting too much strain on that rope; When did the Russians first put a man into space?; You've put me in a bad temper; Can you put (=translate) this sentence into French?) panna
    2) (to submit or present (a proposal, question etc): I put several questions to him; She put her ideas before the committee.) esittää
    3) (to express in words: He put his refusal very politely; Children sometimes have such a funny way of putting things!) muotoilla
    4) (to write down: I'm trying to write a letter to her, but I don't know what to put.) kirjoittaa
    5) (to sail in a particular direction: We put out to sea; The ship put into harbour for repairs.) suunnata
    - a put-up job
    - put about
    - put across/over
    - put aside
    - put away
    - put back
    - put by
    - put down
    - put down for
    - put one's feet up
    - put forth
    - put in
    - put in for
    - put off
    - put on
    - put out
    - put through
    - put together
    - put up
    - put up to
    - put up with

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  • 56 question

    • ongelma
    • tutkia (kuulustella)
    • tutkia
    • dilemma
    • epäilys
    • epäillä
    • aihe
    • asettaa kyseenalaiseksi
    • asia
    • arvoitus
    • udella
    • vaatimus
    • urkkia
    • probleema
    • pulma
    • tentata
    • tiedustella
    • tiedustelu
    • kiistää
    • haastaa
    • perätä
    • kysyä
    • kyseenalaistaa
    • kuulla
    • kysymys
    • kysellä
    • kuulustella
    • kysely
    * * *
    'kwes ən 1. noun
    1) (something which is said, written etc which asks for an answer from someone: The question is, do we really need a computer?) kysymys
    2) (a problem or matter for discussion: There is the question of how much to pay him.) kysymys
    3) (a single problem in a test or examination: We had to answer four questions in three hours.) tehtävä
    4) (criticism; doubt; discussion: He is, without question, the best man for the job.) epäily, kiista
    5) (a suggestion or possibility: There is no question of our dismissing him.) kysymys (ei tule kysymykseenkään)
    2. verb
    1) (to ask (a person) questions: I'll question him about what he was doing last night.) kuulustella
    2) (to regard as doubtful: He questioned her right to use the money.) kyseenalaistaa
    - questionably
    - questionableness
    - question mark
    - question-master
    - questionnaire
    - in question
    - out of the question

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  • 57 scan

    mathematics
    • osittaa
    • osittaa kuva
    • juovittaa
    automatic data processing
    • tutkata
    • silmäillä
    automatic data processing
    • Skannaus(kerta)
    automatic data processing
    • skannata
    • valotus
    • valottaa
    technology
    • pyyhkäisy
    • pyyhkäistä
    • pyyhkiä
    • katsaus
    • kartoittaa
    • selata(tietotekn)
    automatic data processing
    • selata (ATK)
    • selata
    • selailla
    • läpikäynti
    • käydä läpi
    • lukaista
    * * *
    skæn 1. past tense, past participle - scanned; verb
    1) (to examine carefully: He scanned the horizon for any sign of a ship.) tutkiskella
    2) (to look at quickly but not in detail: She scanned the newspaper for news of the murder.) silmäillä
    3) (to pass radar beams etc over: The area was scanned for signs of enemy aircraft.) tarkkailla
    4) (to pass an electronic or laser beam over a text or picture in order to store it in the memory of a computer.)
    5) (to examine and get an image of what is inside a person's body or an object by using ultra-sound and x-ray: They scanned his luggage at the airport to see if he was carrying drugs.)
    6) (to fit into a particular rhythm or metre: The second line of that verse doesn't scan properly.) sopia rytmiin
    2. noun
    She had an ultrasound scan to see whether the baby was a boy or a girl; a brain scan; a quick scan through the report.)

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  • 58 strike oil

    • löytää öljysuoni
    • löytää öljylähde
    * * *
    (to find oil under the ground: After drilling for several months, they finally struck oil; We've struck oil (= found what we have been looking for) in our search for a suitable house.) osua öljysuoneen

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  • 59 subject

    • opetusaine
    • oppiaine
    • opintoaine
    • riippuvainen
    • näkökohta
    • ilmiö
    • juttu
    • huomauttaa
    • alistaa valtaansa
    • aihe
    • alistaa
    chemistry
    • aine
    • alamainen
    • asia
    • vallanalainen
    • puheenaihe
    • teema
    • kohde
    • koehenkilö
    • jättää
    • halukas
    • seikka
    • subjekti
    • tapaus
    • kukistaa
    • kysymys
    • kouluaine
    * * *
    1. adjective
    ((of countries etc) not independent, but dominated by another power: subject nations.) alamais-
    2. noun
    1) (a person who is under the rule of a monarch or a member of a country that has a monarchy etc: We are loyal subjects of the Queen; He is a British subject.) kansalainen
    2) (someone or something that is talked about, written about etc: We discussed the price of food and similar subjects; What was the subject of the debate?; The teacher tried to think of a good subject for their essay; I've said all I can on that subject.) aihe
    3) (a branch of study or learning in school, university etc: He is taking exams in seven subjects; Mathematics is his best subject.) aine
    4) (a thing, person or circumstance suitable for, or requiring, a particular kind of treatment, reaction etc: I don't think her behaviour is a subject for laughter.) kohde
    5) (in English, the word(s) representing the person or thing that usually does the action shown by the verb, and with which the verb agrees: The cat sat on the mat; He hit her because she broke his toy; He was hit by the ball.) subjekti
    3. səb'‹ekt verb
    1) (to bring (a person, country etc) under control: They have subjected all the neighbouring states (to their rule).) alistaa valtaansa
    2) (to cause to suffer, or submit (to something): He was subjected to cruel treatment; These tyres are subjected to various tests before leaving the factory.) alistaa
    - subjective
    - subjectively
    - subject matter
    - change the subject
    - subject to

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  • 60 supply

    • palvella
    • saanti
    • toimittaa
    finance, business, economy
    • toimitus
    • notkeasti
    • jakelu
    • järjestää
    • jännitelähde
    • huolto
    • varat
    • varustaa
    • varasto
    • varata
    electricity
    • virtalähde
    • auttaa
    • sijais
    • ainemäärä
    • täyttää
    • välittää
    • resurssi
    • teholähde
    • kattaa
    • hankkiminen
    • hankkia
    • hankinta
    • pehmeästi
    automatic data processing
    • syöttää
    automatic data processing
    • syöttö
    • tarjona
    • tarjolle
    finance, business, economy
    • tarjonta
    * * *
    1. verb
    (to give or provide: Who is supplying the rebels with guns and ammunition?; Extra paper will be supplied by the teacher if it is needed; The town is supplied with water from a reservoir in the hills; The shop was unable to supply what she wanted.) toimittaa
    2. noun
    1) (the act or process of supplying.) toimitus
    2) ((often in plural) an amount or quantity that is supplied; a stock or store: She left a supply of food for her husband when she went away for a few days; Who will be responsible for the expedition's supplies?; Fresh supplies will be arriving soon.) varasto, varusteet

    English-Finnish dictionary > supply

См. также в других словарях:

  • what\ for — I. interrog. For what reason; why? I told Mary what I was going to town for. What are you running for? Often used alone as a question. Billy s mother told him to wear his hat. What for? he asked. Compare: how come II. n. phr. informal A scolding …   Словарь американских идиом

  • What For — Infobox single Name = What For Type = single Artist = James Released = March 1988 Recorded = 1987 Genre = Folk Length = Label = Sire Producer = Hugh Jones Last single = 1986 So Many Ways This single = 1988 What For Next single = 1988 Ya Ho What… …   Wikipedia

  • what for — spoken 1) used for asking the reason for something I need to have your name and address . What for? what ... for: What did you hit him for? 2) informal old fashioned if you give someone what for, you punish them If I catch that boy in my garden… …   English dictionary

  • what for(1) — {interrog.} For what reason; why? * /I told Mary what I was going to town for./ * /What are you running for?/ Often used alone as a question. * /Billy s mother told him to wear his hat. What for? he asked./ Compare: HOW COME …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • what for(1) — {interrog.} For what reason; why? * /I told Mary what I was going to town for./ * /What are you running for?/ Often used alone as a question. * /Billy s mother told him to wear his hat. What for? he asked./ Compare: HOW COME …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • what for — phrasal 1. for what purpose or reason ; why usually used with the other words of a question between what and for < what did you do that for > except when used alone 2. harsh treatment especially by blows or by a sharp reprimand < gave him what… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • what for — This phrase appears in two nonstandard uses. When it means punishment or reproof (The boss gave George what for because he was late), it constitutes an illiteracy. When what for is substituted for why (What did you do that for?), the expression… …   Dictionary of problem words and expressions

  • what for — 1. adverb For what reason; why. He wants four copies of it? What for? 2. noun An unspecified punishment or rebuke When your dad gets home, hell give you what f …   Wiktionary

  • what for(2) — {n. phr.}, {informal} A scolding, or other punishment. Usually used with get or give . * /Tom got what for from his father for answering him rudely, and I heard him crying in the house./ * /The teacher gave me what for because I was late./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • what for(2) — {n. phr.}, {informal} A scolding, or other punishment. Usually used with get or give . * /Tom got what for from his father for answering him rudely, and I heard him crying in the house./ * /The teacher gave me what for because I was late./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • what for — fun idi a) why: What are you doing that for?[/ex] b) a punishment or scolding: My mother will give me what for if I come home late again[/ex] …   From formal English to slang

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