Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [soh hwuht, hwot, wuht, wot]
- /soʊ ʰwʌt, ʰwɒt, wʌt, wɒt/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [soh hwuht, hwot, wuht, wot]
- /soʊ ʰwʌt, ʰwɒt, wʌt, wɒt/
Definitions of so what words
- noun so what the true nature or identity of something, or the sum of its characteristics: a lecture on the whats and hows of crop rotation. 1
- adjective so what (used interrogatively before nouns): What news? What clothes shall I pack? 1
- adjective so what whatever: Take what supplies you need. 1
- adverb so what to what extent or degree? how much?: What does it matter? 1
- adverb so what (used to introduce a prepositional phrase beginning with with): What with storms and all, their return was delayed. 1
- adverb so what Obsolete. for what reason or purpose? why? 1
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Origin of so what
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English; Old English hwæt; cognate with German was, Dutch wat, Old Norse hvat; akin to Gothic hwa, Latin quod, Greek tí
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Parts of speech for So what
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
so what popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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