English Explanatory Dictionary

what about

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adv
  1. Used to make a suggestion.
  2. Used to ask someone to consider something or someone that they have apparently not considered.
  3. Used to repeat a question but referring to a different subject or object.
  4. Used to inquire about the purpose of someone introducing a subject to the speaker.
  5. Used to express approval of an occurrence or a result.

Pronunciation

en-us-what about.ogg

Word forms

what about

Synonyms

how about how’s about what of

Derived words

whataboutery whataboutism

Translations

Burmese: ကော Chinese Mandarin: 呢 Danish: hvad med Finnish: entä Finnish: entäpä French: et French: quid Japanese: は Kapampangan: ing Kapampangan: o Kapampangan: kaya Korean: 는 Polish: a Portuguese: e...? Romanian: dar Russian: а Swedish: ... då? Swedish: vad sägs om ... ! Vietnamese: còn
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