what's what

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hwuhts, hwots, wuhts, wots hwuht, hwot, wuht, wot]
- /ʰwʌts, ʰwɒts, wʌts, wɒts ʰwʌt, ʰwɒt, wʌt, wɒt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hwuhts, hwots, wuhts, wots hwuht, hwot, wuht, wot]
- /ʰwʌts, ʰwɒts, wʌts, wɒts ʰwʌt, ʰwɒt, wʌt, wɒt/

Definitions of what's what words

noun what's 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 what's what (used interrogatively before nouns): What news? What clothes shall I pack? 1
adjective what's what whatever: Take what supplies you need. 1
adverb what's what to what extent or degree? how much?: What does it matter? 1
adverb what's what (used to introduce a prepositional phrase beginning with with): What with storms and all, their return was delayed. 1
adverb what's what Obsolete. for what reason or purpose? why? 1

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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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".

abc — The ABC of a subject or activity is the parts of it that you have to learn first because they are the most important and basic.
abc's — The ABC's of a subject or activity are the parts of it that you have to learn first because they are the most important and basic.
absoluteness — the quality of being absolute
ammo — Ammo is ammunition for guns and other weapons.
concreteness — constituting an actual thing or instance; real: a concrete proof of his sincerity.