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what's the matter

what's the matter phrase: what is wrong? What's the problem?

Phrase

what's the matter?

  1. (idiomatic) What is wrong? What's the problem?
    • Why're you crying? What's the matter?
    • What's the matter with you? Why would you do a thing like that?
  2. (dated) What's happening? What's the news?

what's the matter meaning in Hindi, Urdu, Arabic and Thai

what's the matter in Hindi

what's wrong?
क्या बात है? kyā bāt hai?

what's the matter in Urdu

what's wrong?
کْیا بات ہَے؟ kyā bāt hai?

what's the matter in Arabic

what's wrong?
مَاذَا حَدَثَ؟ māḏā ḥadaṯa?, مَا الْخَطْب؟ mā l-ḵaṭb?, مَا الْأَمْر؟ mā l-ʔamr?

what's the matter in Thai

what's wrong?
เกิดอะไรขึ้น gə̀ət à-rai kʉ̂n

Synonyms of what's the matter

Questions about what's the matter

What does what's the matter mean?
What's the matter means what is wrong? What's the problem?
What is what's the matter in Hindi?
What's the matter in Hindi is क्या बात है? (kyā bāt hai?). See What's the matter meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is what's the matter?
What's the matter is a phrase.

Words near what's the matter in the dictionary

  1. what's the damage
  2. what's the deal
  3. what's the difference
  4. what's the good of
  5. what's the haps
  6. what's the matter
  7. what's the scam
  8. what's the story
  9. what's the time
  10. what's the time, Mr Wolf
  11. what's the use

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