Who vs. What

Whopronoun

(interrogative) What person or people; which person or people; asks for the identity of someone. (used in a direct or indirect question)

Whopronoun

(interrogative) What is one's position; asks whether someone deserves to say or do something.

Whopronoun

(relative) The person or people that.

Whopronoun

Whoever, he who, they who.

Whonoun

A person under discussion; a question of which person.

Whopronoun

Originally, an interrogative pronoun, later, a relative pronoun also; - used always substantively, and either as singular or plural. See the Note under What, pron., 1. As interrogative pronouns, who and whom ask the question: What or which person or persons? Who and whom, as relative pronouns (in the sense of that), are properly used of persons (corresponding to which, as applied to things), but are sometimes, less properly and now rarely, used of animals, plants, etc. Who and whom, as compound relatives, are also used especially of persons, meaning the person that; the persons that; the one that; whosoever.

Whopronoun

One; any; one.

Whonoun

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Whopronoun

what or which person or people

Whopronoun

used to introduce a clause giving further information about a person or people previously mentioned

Whopronoun

the person that; whoever

Whatpronoun

(interrogative) Which thing, event, circumstance, etc.: used interrogatively in asking for the specification of an identity, quantity, quality, etc.

Whatpronoun

That; which; who.

Whatpronoun

That which; those that; the thing that.

Whatpronoun

Whatever.

Whatadverb

(usually followed by "with") In some manner or degree; in part; partly. See also what with

Whatadverb

Such.

Whatadverb

(obsolete) Why?

Whatadverb

Used to introduce each of two coordinate phrases or concepts; both…and.

Whatadverb

(Singlish) lang=en used to contradict an assumption

Whatinterjection

An expression of surprise or disbelief.

Whatinterjection

Response that enquires what the asker desires (usually said unhappily).

Whatinterjection

clipping of what do you say?

Whatinterjection

What did you say? I beg your pardon?

Whatdeterminer

Which; which kind of.

Whatdeterminer

How much; how great (used in an exclamation).

Whatdeterminer

(relative) Whatever

Whatnoun

Something; thing; stuff.

Whatnoun

(countable) The identity of a thing, as an answer to a question of what.

Whatnoun

(countable) Something that is addressed by what, as opposed to a person, addressed by who.

What

As an interrogative pronoun, used in asking questions regarding either persons or things; as, what is this? what did you say? what poem is this? what child is lost?

What

As an exclamatory word: - (a) Used absolutely or independently; - often with a question following.

What

Used adjectively, meaning how remarkable, or how great; as, what folly! what eloquence! what courage!

What

As a relative pronoun

What

Sometimes prefixed to adjectives in an adverbial sense, as nearly equivalent to how; as, what happy boys!

What

Used substantively with the antecedent suppressed, equivalent to that which, or those [persons] who, or those [things] which; - called a compound relative.

What

Whatever; whatsoever; what thing soever; - used indefinitely.

What

Used adjectively, equivalent to the . . . which; the sort or kind of . . . which; rarely, the . . . on, or at, which.

What

Used adverbially, in part; partly; somewhat; - with a following preposition, especially, with, and commonly with repetition.

What

Used adverbially in a sense corresponding to the adjectival use; as, he picked what good fruit he saw.

What

Why? For what purpose? On what account?

Whatnoun

Something; thing; stuff.

Whatpronoun

asking for information specifying something

Whatpronoun

asking for repetition of something not heard or confirmation of something not understood

Whatpronoun

the thing or things that (used in specifying something)

Whatpronoun

(referring to the whole of an amount) whatever

Whatpronoun

(in exclamations) emphasizing something surprising or remarkable

Whatdeterminer

asking for information specifying something

Whatdeterminer

(referring to the whole of an amount) whatever

Whatdeterminer

(in exclamations) how great or remarkable

Whatadverb

to what extent?

Whatadverb

used to indicate an estimate or approximation

Whatadverb

used for emphasis or to invite agreement