Wat vs. What

Wat vs. What — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Wat and What

Watnoun

A Buddhist temple in Southeast Asia.

There are two wats near this village.Angkor Wat

Whatpronoun

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

Watnoun

A kind of stew or curry eaten in Ethiopia and Eritrea.

Whatpronoun

That; which; who.

Watpronoun

alternative spelling of what

Whatpronoun

That which; those that; the thing that.

He knows what he wants.What goes up must come down.Keep up with what your friends are doing.
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Watadverb

alternative spelling of what

Whatpronoun

Whatever.

I will do what I can to help you.

Watadverb

(Singlish) Used to contradict an underlying assumption held by the interlocutor.

Whatadverb

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

What with singing and joking, the time passed quickly.

Watdeterminer

alternative spelling of what

Whatadverb

Such.

What a pity.What a beautiful day!
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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.

What! That’s amazing.

Whatinterjection

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

Whatinterjection

clipping of what do you say?

It’s a nice day, what?

Whatinterjection

What did you say? I beg your pardon?

Whatdeterminer

Which; which kind of.

What shirt are you going to wear?What time is it?What kind of car is that?

Whatdeterminer

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

What talent he has!What a talent!

Whatdeterminer

(relative) Whatever

Write down what things come into your mind.

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.