was — meaning in English

English meaning

• huh interjection Used to show confusion, surprise, or to ask someone to repeat what they said.
• 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

was is used for these senses in English:

• huh (informal, with rising pitch) Used to indicate that one did not hear what was said.
• what (indirect interrogative) Which.
• what (exclamative) Used to form exclamations indicating that something is remarkable, in either a good or bad way.
• what (relative, nonstandard) That; which; who.
• 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).

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.

what — full definition

1. det Used to ask for the identity or nature of something, from an open set of possibilities.
2. pron The thing or things that.
3. adv Used to add emphasis, showing that something is remarkable in a good or bad way.
4. intj Used informally at the end of a statement to invite agreement, similar to "right?"

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