what

Universal Words pronoun, determiner 1 used in questions to ask for particular information about sb/sth: What is your name? * What (= what job) does he do? * What time is it? * What kind of music do you like? compareWHICH 2 the thing or things that; whatever: What you need is a good meal. * Nobody knows what will happen next. * I spent what little time I had with my family. 3 used to say that you think that sth is especially good, bad, etc: What awful weather! * What a beautiful house! IDIOMS and what not