英语释义
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pron., a., & adv. As an interrogative pronoun, used in asking
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questions regarding either persons or things; as, what is this? what
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did you say? what poem is this? what child is lost?
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pron., a., & adv. As an exclamatory word: -- (a) Used absolutely
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or independently; -- often with a question following.
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pron., a., & adv. Used adjectively, meaning how remarkable, or
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how great; as, what folly! what eloquence! what courage!
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pron., a., & adv. Sometimes prefixed to adjectives in an
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adverbial sense, as nearly equivalent to how; as, what happy boys!
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pron., a., & adv. As a relative pronoun
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pron., a., & adv. Used substantively with the antecedent
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suppressed, equivalent to that which, or those [persons] who, or those
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[things] which; -- called a compound relative.
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pron., a., & adv. Used adjectively, equivalent to the . . .
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which; the sort or kind of . . . which; rarely, the . . . on, or at,
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pron., a., & adv. Used adverbially in a sense corresponding to
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the adjectival use; as, he picked what good fruit he saw.
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pron., a., & adv. Whatever; whatsoever; what thing soever; --
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pron., a., & adv. Used adverbially, in part; partly; somewhat;
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-- with a following preposition, especially, with, and commonly with
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n. Something; thing; stuff.
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interrog. adv. Why? For what purpose? On what account?