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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

  1. interjection Used to show confusion, surprise, or to ask someone to repeat what they said.
  2. interjection Added to the end of a sentence to turn it into a casual question, inviting agreement.

re — full definition

  1. prep Concerning or with reference to something, commonly used to introduce the subject of a letter, email, or document.
  2. noun In music, the second note of the major musical scale in solfège (do, re, mi...).

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