wat — meaning in English
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English meaning
- huh interjection Used to show confusion, surprise, or to ask someone to repeat what they said.
- re prep Concerning or with reference to something, commonly used to introduce the subject of a letter, email, or document.
- some determiner An unspecified but limited amount or number of something.
- what det Used to ask for the identity or nature of something, from an open set of possibilities.
- who pron Used to ask about the identity of a person or people.
Senses
wat is used for these senses in English:
- a little To a small extent or degree.
- huh (informal, with rising pitch) Used to indicate that one did not hear what was said.
- re About, regarding, with reference to; especially in letters, documents, emails and case law.
- some A nonzero, unspecified quantity or number of (an unbounded set of countable things).
- some An unspecified amount of (something uncountable).
- some An indefinite quantity.
- some An indefinite amount; a part. Used mostly with abstract and nonliving objects.
- what (exclamative) Used to form exclamations indicating that something is remarkable, in either a good or bad way.
huh — full definition
- interjection Used to show confusion, surprise, or to ask someone to repeat what they said.
- interjection Added to the end of a sentence to turn it into a casual question, inviting agreement.
re — full definition
- prep Concerning or with reference to something, commonly used to introduce the subject of a letter, email, or document.
- noun In music, the second note of the major musical scale in solfège (do, re, mi...).
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