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quhat

quhat is the obsolete spelling of what.

Meaning of what

Pronoun

what

  1. (interrogative) Which thing, event, circumstance, etc.: used in asking for the specification of an identity, quantity, quality, etc.
    • Hammer in that nail —What with? I didn't bring my set of tools.
  2. (fused relative) That which; those that; the thing(s) that.
    • He knows what he wants and what to do to get it.
  3. (fused relative) Anything that; all that; whatever.
    • I will do what I can to help you.
  4. (dialectal, nonstandard, relative) That; which; who.
    • Look! It's that bloke again what was 'ere yesterday!

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Questions about quhat

What is quhat the obsolete spelling of?
Quhat is the obsolete spelling of what.

Words near quhat in the dictionary

  1. Quezonins
  2. Qufu
  3. qugate
  4. qugates
  5. quhar
  6. quhat
  7. quhatsoever
  8. quhen
  9. quher
  10. quhere
  11. quhich

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