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- [hwuhts, hwots, wuhts, wots; unstressed hwuh ts, wuh ts]
- /ʰwʌts, ʰwɒts, wʌts, wɒts; unstressed ʰwəts, wəts/
- /ˈwɒts/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [hwuhts, hwots, wuhts, wots; unstressed hwuh ts, wuh ts]
- /ʰwʌts, ʰwɒts, wʌts, wɒts; unstressed ʰwəts, wəts/
Definitions of what's word
- noun what's 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 what's (used interrogatively before nouns): What news? What clothes shall I pack? 1
- adjective what's whatever: Take what supplies you need. 1
- adverb what's to what extent or degree? how much?: What does it matter? 1
- adverb what's (used to introduce a prepositional phrase beginning with with): What with storms and all, their return was delayed. 1
- adverb what's Obsolete. for what reason or purpose? why? 1
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Origin of what's
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 What's
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
what's popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 77% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.