que — meaning in English
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English meaning
- how adv By what means, method, or manner.
- than conj Used to introduce the second part of a comparison.
- that det Used to point out a specific thing, person, or idea, especially one that is more distant (in space, time, or attention) than something called "this."
- what det Used to ask for the identity or nature of something, from an open set of possibilities.
- which det Used to ask someone to specify one or more people or things from a known set.
Senses
que is used for these senses in English:
- how (exclamative) Used as a modifier to indicate surprise, delight, or other strong feelings in an exclamation.
- than Introduces a comparison, and is associated with comparatives, and with words such as more, less, and fewer. Typically, it seeks to measure the force of an adjective or similar description between two predicates.
- that Introducing a clause that describes the information content of a preceding reporting noun.
- what (exclamative) Used to form exclamations indicating that something is remarkable, in either a good or bad way.
- what (fused relative) Anything that; all that; whatever.
- which (mostly, archaic) Used of people (now generally who, whom, that; which remains possible with words also referred to by it such as baby, child).
how — full definition
- adv By what means, method, or manner.
- adv To what extent or degree.
- adv Used to introduce an exclamation of surprise or strong feeling.
- conj That; introducing a reported fact (informal).
- intj Used to ask someone to repeat what they said, or as a greeting stereotypically attributed to Native American speech in old films and fiction.