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(interrogative) Which, especially which of an open-ended set of possibilities.

(indirect interrogative) Which.

(relative) Any ... that; all ... that; whatever.

{{n-g|Emphasises that something is noteworthy or remarkable in quality or degree, in either a good or bad way; may be used in combination with certain other determiners, especially 'a', less often 'some'.}}

(exclamative) {{n-g|Used to form exclamations indicating that something is remarkable, in either a good or bad way.}}

(interrogative) Which thing, event, circumstance, etc.: {{n-g|used in asking for the specification of an identity, quantity, quality, etc.}}

(fused relative) That which; those that; the thing(s) that.

(fused relative) Anything that; all that; whatever.

(nonstandard) That; which; who.

(interrogative) In what way; to what extent.

{{n-g|Used before a prepositional phrase to emphasise that something is taken into consideration as a cause or reason; usually used in combination with 'with' (see what with), and much less commonly with other prepositions.}}

{{n-g|An expression of surprise or disbelief.}}

What do you want? {{non-gloss|An abrupt, usually unfriendly enquiry as to what a person desires.}}

(dated) (nodot=a)? {{n-g|Used as a type of tag question to emphasise a statement and invite agreement, often rhetorically.}}

What did you say? I beg your pardon? {{non-gloss|This usage is often considered impolite, with the more polite "Pardon?" or "Excuse me?" preferred.}}

{{n-g|Indicating a guess or approximation, or a pause to try to recall information.}}

Something; thing; stuff.

The identity of a thing, as an answer to a question of ''what''.

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

(Singlish) {{n-g|Emphasizes the truth of an assertion made to contradict an evidently false assumption held by the listener.}}