what with

what with

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hwuht, hwot, wuht, wot with, with]
- /ʰwʌt, ʰwɒt, wʌt, wɒt wɪθ, wɪð/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hwuht, hwot, wuht, wot with, with]
- /ʰwʌt, ʰwɒt, wʌt, wɒt wɪθ, wɪð/

Definitions of what with words

preposition what with considering 1
prepositional phrase what with You say what with in order to introduce the reasons for a particular situation, especially an undesirable one. 0
noun what with because of 0
noun what with in view of; taking into account 0
preposition what with (Idiomatic) Owing to; because of; as a result of. 0

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Parts of speech for What with

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of What with

what with popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% 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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