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Bạn muốn cái gì? ☊ Questions 1 What do you have? ☊ Bạn có gì? ☊ Questions 1 What do you want to buy? ☊ Bạn muốn mua gì? ☊ Verbs 1 What do you use the spoon for? ☊ Bạn dùng cái muỗng để làm gì? ☊ Conjunctions What is she doing? ☊ Cô ấy đang làm gì? ☊ Continuous What are they eating? ☊ Họ đang ăn gì? ☊ Continuous What do you want to send? ☊ Bạn muốn gửi gì? ☊ Verbs 2 What is her book about? ☊ ☊ Prepositions 1 What are they talking about? ☊ Họ đang nói về cái gì? ☊ Prepositions 1 What do you do after drinking coffee? ☊ Bạn làm gì sau khi uống cà phê? ☊ Prepositions 1 What is your citizenship? ☊ Quốc tịch của bạn là gì? ☊ Countries 1 What is the truth? ☊ Sự thật là gì? ☊ Nominalization What is beauty? ☊ ☊ Attributes What is the kid looking for in the castle? ☊ Đứa trẻ đang tìm cái gì ở lâu đài? ☊ Places I want to know what time they will run. ☊ Tôi muốn biết họ sẽ chạy lúc mấy giờ. ☊ Places What time is it? ☊ Bây giờ là mấy giờ? ☊ Places what time ☊ mấy giờ ☊ Places What time do you usually eat lunch? ☊ Bạn thường xuyên ăn bữa trưa lúc mấy giờ? ☊ Places What are the landmarks of Vietnam? ☊ Những danh lam thắng cảnh của Việt Nam là gì? ☊ Travel It is hard to define what love is. ☊ Khó định nghĩa yêu là gì. ☊ Verbs 3 What is on the bed? ☊ Cái gì ở trên cái giường? ☊ Prepositions 2 What is the population of Vietnam? ☊ Dân số của Việt Nam là bao nhiêu? ☊ People What is her role? ☊ Vai trò của cô ấy là gì? ☊ Abstract Objects 1 What is your situation? ☊ Tình hình của bạn là gì? ☊ Abstract Objects 1 What do you want to build? ☊ Bạn muốn xây gì? ☊ Verbs 4 What attracts everyone? ☊ Cái gì thu hút mọi người? ☊ Verbs 4 What did you dream about last night? ☊ Bạn đã mơ về cái gì tối hôm qua? ☊ Verbs 4 What is everybody spreading? ☊ ☊ Verbs 4 What are they taking from the shark? ☊ Họ đang lấy cái gì từ con cá mập? ☊ Animals 2 What is the password of this account? ☊ Mật khẩu của tài khoản này là gì? ☊ Communication What creates matter? ☊ Cái gì tạo ra vật chất? ☊ Nature What are you alluding to? ☊ Bạn đang ám chỉ cái gì? ☊ Miscellaneous What is your opinion? ☊ Ý kiến của bạn là gì? ☊ Politics What is your plan? ☊ Kế hoạch của bạn là gì? ☊ Politics What is the cause of violence? ☊ Nguyên nhân của bạo lực là gì? ☊ Politics What is this medal made of? ☊ Chiếc huy chương này được làm bằng gì? ☊ Sports What is the value of this collection? ☊ Giá trị của bộ sưu tập này là gì? ☊ Arts What benefits will I have? ☊ Tôi sẽ có những lợi ích gì? ☊ Abstract Objects 2 What is the purpose of life? ☊ Mục đích của cuộc sống là gì? ☊ Abstract Objects 2 What symbol is that? ☊ Đó là ký hiệu gì? ☊ Abstract Objects 2 What brings you joy? ☊ Cái gì mang đến niềm vui cho bạn? ☊ Abstract Objects 2 What is your blood group? ☊ Nhóm máu của bạn là gì? ☊ Medical What is the scientific method? ☊ Phương pháp khoa học là gì? ☊ Science What is the volume of this bottle of milk. ☊ Chai sữa này có thể tích là gì? ☊ Science What is the distance from the hospital and the airport. ☊ Khoảng cách từ bệnh viện đến sân bay là gì? ☊ Science What is the height of this tree? ☊ Chiều cao của cái cây đó là gì? ☊ Science What is the currency of India? ☊ Tiền tệ của Ấn Độ là gì? ☊ Economics She does not know what a lightyear is. ☊ Cô ấy không hiểu một năm ánh sáng là gì. ☊ Astronomy What a wonderful world! ☊ Thật là một thế giới tuyệt vời! ☊ Adjectives 3 What does your luggage include? ☊ Hành lý của bạn bao gồm những gì? ☊ Verbs 5 What is the symbol of the republican party? ☊ Biểu tượng của đảng Cộng hoà là gì? ☊ History What is the foundation for a happy family? ☊ Nền tảng cho một gia đình hạnh phúc là gì? ☊ Abstract Objects 3 What is your reason? ☊ Lý do của bạn là gì? ☊ Abstract Objects 3 What is the consequence? ☊ Hệ quả là gì? ☊ Abstract Objects 3 What is your verdict? ☊ Bản án của bạn là gì? ☊ Abstract Objects 3 What are your difficulties? ☊ Những khó khăn của bạn là gì? ☊ Reduplicative Words 2 like: what → →
Oh!, What a pity! ☊ A, tội nghiệp quá ☊ when, (at) what time, every time, always, any time, whenever ☊ bao giờ ☊ to know one’s mistakes, know what one did wrong ☊ biết lỗi ☊ how, in what way ☊ bằng cách nào ☊ using what, by what means, how ☊ bằng gì ☊ for what reason? why? ☊ bởi đâu ☊ until what date ☊ cho tới ngày nào ☊ to what extent ☊ cho đến mức nào ☊ what a bore!, what a nuisance! ☊ chán mớ đời ☊ how annoying, how bothersome, what a pain ☊ chán quá ☊ to not know what to do ☊ chẳng biết làm gì ☊ to not know what more to do ☊ chẳng biết làm gì hơn ☊ to not know what to do ☊ chẳng biết làm sao ☊ to not know what to think ☊ chẳng biết tính sao ☊ right?, sure, what else ☊ chứ gì ☊ when, what time ☊ chừng nào ☊ to be at a loss, not know what to say, lose one’s head ☊ cuống quít ☊ how, (using) what method ☊ cách nào ☊ what, what kind of thing? ☊ cái gì ☊ to feel what, have what kind of impression ☊ có cảm tưởng gì ☊ why, for what (reason) ☊ có việc gì ☊ being able to finish what one has started ☊ có đầu có đuôi ☊ contrary to what is expected, unexpectedly ☊ dè đâu ☊ in what way, in what shape, how ☊ dưới hình thức nào ☊ beware what you do, mind what you are about ☊ giờ hồn ☊ when, at what time ☊ giờ phút nào ☊ anything else, what else ☊ gì nữa ☊ what is the use of?, what is the good of? ☊ hà tất ☊ when, at what time ☊ khi nào ☊ not to known what to say, self-willed, headstrong ☊ khó nói ☊ to not know what to do ☊ không biết làm gì ☊ to not know what to do ☊ không biết làm sao ☊ to not know what more one can do ☊ không biết làm sao hơn ☊ to not know what to say ☊ không biết nói gì ☊ to not know what to say ☊ không biết nói sao ☊ to not know what to do ☊ không biết phải làm gì ☊ to not know what to think ☊ không biết tính sao ☊ not know what ~ is ☊ không biết ~ ra sao ☊ to matter; how, what, in what way ☊ làm sao ☊ to do what; what to do; how ☊ làm thế nào ☊ when, at what time ☊ lúc nào ☊ to overcome deceit to obtain what was promised ☊ lộng giả thành chân ☊ how many hours?; what time? ☊ mấy giờ ☊ to put words into somebody’s mouth, prime somebody about what to say ☊ mớm lời ☊ to think how, think what (about) ☊ nghĩ sao ☊ how, in what way?, is like what? ☊ như thế nào ☊ take oratory precautions, be guarded in what one says ☊ nói rào ☊ to speak the truth, be serious, mean what one says ☊ nói thật ☊ how to say, what to say ☊ nói thế nào ☊ know what to say ☊ phải lời ☊ how?, in what way or manner? ☊ ra sao ☊ drunkenness reveals what soberness ☊ rượu vào lời ra ☊ well, what then? ☊ rồi sao ☊ how?, what manner?, why? (is that); to matter ☊ sao ☊ what one knows, what one has seen ☊ sở kiến ☊ one’s line, what is much of one’s line, one’s knowledge (of some ☊ sở đắc ☊ to act as one pleases; to be free (to do what one wants) ☊ tha hồ ☊ then what is (it) ☊ thì là gì ☊ so that’s it, so that’s what it is, so that’s the way it is ☊ thì ra vậy ☊ what about, how about, then what (will happen)? ☊ thì sao ☊ something, what thing, whatever, what ☊ thứ gì ☊ try and find out what the feeling is, feel, put out feelers ☊ thử lòng ☊ it’s too bad, what a shame ☊ tiếc quá ☊ what a pity !, what a shame ! ☊ tiếc thay ☊ know how to be satisfied with what one has ☊ tri túc ☊ to abolish what is injurious, noxious ☊ trừ hại ☊ how?, what manner?, why? (is that) ☊ tại sao ☊ until when, until what time ☊ tới chừng nào ☊ what else, to what (further) extent, how much more ☊ tới cái gì nữa ☊ to what extent, how much ☊ tới cỡ nào ☊ from when, for how long, from what time ☊ từ lúc nào ☊ what a waste!, what a pity! ☊ uổng quá ☊ never put off until tomorrow what you can do today ☊ việc có thể làm hôm nay không nên hoãn lại ngày mai ☊ in what place (in a competition, ordering) ☊ vào hạng thứ mấy ☊ for what reason ☊ vì nguyên nhân gì ☊ how?, what manner?, why? (is that), for what reason? ☊ vì sao ☊ for what purpose, to what end, for what reason ☊ với mục đích gì ☊ by what means, method ☊ với phương cách nào ☊ I want to say is, What I mean to say is ☊ Ý tôi muốn nói là ☊ that which is called, what they call, a thing called ☊ điều được gọi là ☊ unconcerned, indifferent to what going on about one ☊ đãng tính ☊ be content with what you have ☊ được sao hay vậy ☊ to what extent, to what size ☊ đến cỡ nào ☊ 19
What's your name? ☊ Tên cậu là gì? ☊ 25
What's your job? ☊ Cậu làm nghề gì? ☊ 27
What's your favorite color? ☊ Màu sắc ưa thích của cậu là gì? ☊ 29
What are you interested in? ☊ Sở thích của cậu là gì? ☊ 45
What's your name? ☊ Tên cô là gì? ☊ 66
What color is your car? ☊ Xe hơi của cậu màu gì? ☊ 75
What's your phone number? ☊ Số điện thoại của cậu là gì? ☊ 102
What color is your bag? ☊ Túi của cậu màu gì? ☊ 127
What's your favorite sport? ☊ Môn thể thao ưa thích của cậu là gì? ☊ 131
What color are your new shoes? ☊ Đôi giày mới của cậu màu gì? ☊ 133
What's your name? ☊ Cậu tên là gì? ☊ 147
What's her name? ☊ Cô ấy tên là gì? ☊ 206
What's he doing? ☊ Anh ấy đang làm gì thế? ☊ 208
What are the children doing? ☊ Bọn trẻ đang làm gì? ☊ 233
What are you reading? ☊ Cậu đang đọc cái gì thế? ☊ 235
What are you eating? ☊ Cậu đang ăn gì vậy? ☊ 237
What are they looking at? ☊ Họ đang nhìn gì thế? ☊ 242
What's Claire cooking? ☊ Claire đang nấu cái gì thế? ☊ 379
What does this word mean? ☊ Từ này nghĩa là gì? ☊ 383
What do you usually do on weekends? ☊ Cậu thường làm gì vào cuối tuần? ☊ 402
What do you want for dinner? ☊ Cậu muốn ăn gì vào bữa tối? ☊ 405
What do you do in your free time? ☊ Cậu làm gì mỗi khi rảnh rỗi? ☊ 408
What does this word mean? ☊ Từ này nghĩa là gì? ☊ 410
What time do you usually go to bed? ☊ Cậu thường đi ngủ mấy giờ? ☊ 412
What do you usually have for breakfast? ☊ Cậu thường ăn gì vào bữa sáng? ☊ 430
Why are you under the table? What are you doing? ☊ Tai sao cậu ở dưới gầm bàn? Cậu đang làm gì thế? ☊ 435
What do you usually do on weekends? ☊ Cậu thường làm gì vào cuối tuần? ☊ 442
What do you prefer? ☊ Cậu thích gì? ☊ 444
What do you need? ☊ Cậu cần gì? ☊ 445
What do you mean? ☊ Ý cậu là gì? ☊ 451
What's he doing now? ☊ Anh ấy bây giờ đang làm gì? ☊ 454
What's she doing now? ☊ Cô ấy bây giờ đang làm gì? ☊ 457
What's he doing now? ☊ Anh ấy đang làm gì bây giờ? ☊ 460
What do they do? ☊ Họ làm gì? ☊ 463
What's so funny? Why are you laughing? ☊ Có gì vui? Sao cậu lại cười? ☊ 464
What does your sister do? — She's a dentist. ☊ Chị cậu làm nghề gì? - Chị ấy làm nha sĩ. ☊ 477
What time does your father nish work every day? ☊ Bố cậu hết làm việc lúc mấy giờ hàng ngày? ☊ 523
What's wrong? — I've got something in my eye. ☊ Có chuyện gì vậy? - Tôi bị cái gì đó chui vào mắt. ☊ 643
What time did you get there? ☊ Cậu đến đó lúc mấy giờ? ☊ 674
What did he say? — I don't know, I wasn't listening. ☊ Anh ấy đã nói cái gì thế? - Tôi không biết, tôi không nghe. ☊ 682
What were you doing at three [o'clock] (3:00)? ☊ Cậu đang làm gì lúc ba giờ. ☊ 694
EN What were you doing at two [o'clock] (2:00)? ☊ Cậu đang làm gì lúc hai giờ? ☊ 706
What was Jose doing when the phone rang? ☊ Jose đang làm gì khi điện thoại kêu? ☊ 708
What did he do when the phone rang? ☊ Anh ấy đã làm gì khi điện thoại kêu? ☊ 710
What did you do yesterday morning? ☊ Sáng hôm qua cậu làm gì? ☊ 711
What were you doing at ten thirty (10:30)? ☊ Lúc mười rưỡi cậu đang làm gì? ☊ 732
What time did the mail arrive this morning? ☊ Thư đã đến lúc mấy giờ sáng nay? ☊ 743
What were you doing at two [o'clock] (2:00) this morning? ☊ Cậu đang làm gì lúc hai giờ sáng nay? ☊ 773
EN What games did you use to play when you were a child? ☊ Cậu từng hay chơi những trò gì khi cậu còn bé? ☊ 938
What time is Stan arriving? — He's already arrived. ☊ Stan bao giờ sẽ đến? - Anh ấy đã đến rồi. ☊ 965
What did you do last night? — I stayed at home. ☊ Cậu đã làm gì tối hôm qua. - Tôi ở nhà. ☊ 968
What time did Jamaal go out? ☊ Jamaal đã đi ra ngoài lúc mấy giờ? ☊ 982
Have you nished? > What time did you nish your work? ☊ Cậu đã xong chưa? Cậu đã xong việc lúc mấy giờ? ☊ 988
What time did you go to bed last night? ☊ Cậu đi ngủ lúc mấy giờ tối hôm qua? ☊ 999
What does your girlfriend do? ☊ Bạn gái cậu làm nghề gì? ☊ 1092
I've never sethese owers before. What are they called? ☊ Tôi chưa bao giờ thấy những bông hoa này trước đây. Chúng tên là gì? ☊ 1098
What are you doing tonight? ☊ Cậu định làm gì tối nay? ☊ 1101
What were you doing at three o'clock (3:00)? ☊ Cậu đang làm gì lúc ba giờ? ☊ 1111
What do you usually do on weekends? ☊ Cậu thường làm gì vào cuối tuần. ☊ 1115
What time did Fabio and Donatella go out? ☊ Fabio và Donatella đã ra ngoài lúc nào? ☊ 1122
What time do the stores close? ☊ Các cửa hàng khi nào đóng cửa? ☊ 1124
What does this word mean? ☊ Từ này nghĩa là gì? ☊ 1138
What were you doing at tthirty (10:30)? ☊ Lúc mười rưỡi cậu đang làm gì? ☊ 1141
What time did he go? ☊ Anh ấy đi lúc mấy giờ? ☊ 1205
What are you doing tomorrow night? ☊ Cậu sẽ làm gì tối mai? ☊ 1211
What time does the movie end tonight? ☊ Bộ lm kết thúc lúc mấy giờ tối nay. ☊ 1214
What time are you leaving? ☊ Cậu sẽ đi lúc mấy giờ? ☊ 1215
What time does your plane leave? ☊ Máy bay mấy giờ đi? ☊ 1222
What time are your friends coming? ☊ Bao giờ các bạn của cậu đến? ☊ 1233
Do you want to go to the movies tonight? — Sure, what time does the movie begin? ☊ Cậu có muốn đi xem lm tối nay không? - Chắc chắn, mấy giờ thì lm bắt đầu? ☊ 1234
What are you doing tomorrow afternoon? — I'm working. ☊ Chiều mai cậu định làm gì? - Tôi làm việc. ☊ 1240
What are you going to wear to the wedding next week? ☊ Cậu định mặc gì trong đám cưới tuần sau? ☊ 1247
What are you going to wear to the party tonight? ☊ Cậu định mặc gì trong bữa tiệc tối nay? ☊ 1254
What's Gerardo going to do whhe nishes school? ☊ Gerardo sẽ làm gì khi anh ấy học xong? ☊ 1300
What are you doing tomorrow night? — Nothing, I'm free. ☊ Tối mai cậu sẽ làm gì? - Chẳng gì cả, tôi rỗi không. ☊ 1306
What are your plans for the weekend? ☊ Kế hoạch cuối tuần này của cậu là gì? ☊ 1315
What are you doing this weekend? ☊ Cậu định làm gì cuối tuần này? ☊ 1319
What shall we have for dinner? ☊ Bữa tối nay chúng ta ăn gì đây? ☊ 1322
What should we have for dinner? ☊ Bữa tôi nay chúng ta ăn gì thì được? ☊ 1370
What are you doing this weekend? — I don't know. I might go hiking. ☊ Cậu định làm gì cuối tuần này? - Tôi không biết. Tôi có thể sẽ đi leo núi. ☊ 1372
What are you going to have for dinner? — I don't know. I might have Italian food. ☊ Cậu định ăn gì bữa tối nay? - Tôi không biết. Có thể tôi sẽ ăn món Ý. ☊ 1374
I hear you won some money. What are you going to do with it? — I haven't decided yet. I might opa restaurant. ☊ Tôi nghe nói cậu thắng được ít tiền. Cậu định làm gì với số tiền đấy? - Tôi chưa quyết định. Có thể tôi sẽ mở nhà hàng. ☊ 1410
Rashid doesn't know what to do. He can't decide. ☊ Rashid không biết phải làm gì. Anh ấy không quyết định được. ☊ 1467
What time do you think we should go home? ☊ Cậu nghĩ mấy giờ chúng mình nên về nhà? ☊ 1501
What time do you have to go to the dentist tomorrow? ☊ Mai mấy giờ cậu phải đi khám nha sĩ? ☊ 1520
I have to get up early tomorrow. — What time do you have to get up? ☊ Sáng nay tôi phải dậy sớm. Cậu phải dậy lúc mấy giờ? ☊ 1524
I have to do some work. — What exactly do you have to do? ☊ Tôi phải làm việc gì đó. Chính xác là cậu phải làm việc gì? ☊ 1543
What would you like to do tonight? ☊ Cậu muốn làm gì tối nay? ☊ 1550
What would you like to do next weekend? ☊ Cuối tuần sau cậu muốn làm gì? ☊ 1551
What do you like to do on weekends? ☊ Cậu thích làm gì cuối tuần? ☊ 1560
What would you like to drink? ☊ Cậu muốn uống gì? ☊ 1563
What time would you like to have dinner tonight? ☊ Tối nay cậu muốn ăn tối lúc mấy giờ? ☊ 1568
What kind of music do you like? ☊ Cậu thích loại âm nhạc nào? ☊ 1615
Come here and look at this. — What is it? ☊ Lại đây và nhìn vào cái này. - Cái gì thế? ☊ 1678
What's wrong? — There's something in my eye. ☊ Có chuyện gì vậy? - Có cái gì đó trong mắt tôi. ☊ 1681
What's that building? — It's a school. ☊ Toà nhà kia là nhà gì vậy? - Nó là trường học. ☊ 1727
What day is it today? Tuesday? — No, today's Wednesday. ☊ Hôm nay là thứ mấy? Thứ ba? - Không, hôm nay là Thứ tư. ☊ 1825
I'm writing a book. — You are? What about? ☊ Tôi đang viết một cuốn sách. - Cậu á? Viết về cái gì? ☊ 1840
Lara called me last night. — She did? What did she say? ☊ Tối qua Lara gọi cho tôi. Thế à? Cô ấy nói gì? ☊ 1841
I've bought a new car. — You have? What kind is it? ☊ Tôi đà mua xe hơi mới rồi. Rồi à? Loại gì vậy? ☊ 1850
Shakira works in a factory. — She does? What kind of factory? ☊ Shakira làm việc trong nhà máy. Vậy à? Nhà máy gì vậy? ☊ 1854
These owers are nice, aren't they? — Yes, what kind are they? ☊ Những bông hoa này đẹp phải không? - Phải, hoa gì vậy? ☊ 1867
You won't tell anybody what I said, will you? — No, of course not. ☊ Cậu sẽ không nói với ai những gì tôi nói phải không. - Tất nhiên là không. ☊ 1876
What are you doing at work? You're supposed to be on vacation. ☊ Cậu đang làm gì ở cơ quan? Đáng ra cậu phải đang đi nghỉ chứ. ☊ 1905
Michiko asked me not to tell anybody what had happened. ☊ Michiko bảo tôi đừng kể với ai những việc đã xảy ra. ☊ 1909
What happened to you last night? ☊ Có chuyện gì xảy ra với cậu tối qua vậy? ☊ 1913
What was the weather like yesterday? ☊ Thời tiết hôm qua như thế nào? ☊ 1921
What time is it? > Do you know what time it is? ☊ Bây giờ mấy giờ rồi? > Cậu biết bây giờ mấy giờ rồi không? ☊ 1924
What time does the movie begin? > Do you know what time the movie begins? ☊ Mấy giờ bộ lm bắt đầu? > Cậu có biết mấy giờ bộ lm bắt đầu không? ☊ 1925
What do you mean? > Please explain what you mean. ☊ Ý cậu là gì? > Làm ơn giải thích ý cậu là gì. ☊ 1931
She wanted to know what I did in my spare time. ☊ Cô ấy muốn biết tôi làm gì lúc rảnh rỗi. ☊ 1969
I now regret saying what I said. ☊ Giờ tôi hối hận về những gì tôi đã nói. ☊ 1993
I was really astonished. I didn't know what to say. ☊ Tôi đã thực sự kinh ngạc. Tôi đã không biết phải nói gì. ☊ 2021
I now regret saying what I said. I shouldn't have said it. ☊ Giờ tôi hối hận vì những gì tôi đã nói. Lẽ ra tôi không nên nói vậy. ☊ 2068
I'd rather you didn't tell anyone what I said. ☊ Tôi nghĩ cậu đừng nói với ai những gì tôi đã nói thì hơn. ☊ 2073
What did you do after nishing school? ☊ Cậu đã làm gì sau khi học xong? ☊ 2098
You should apologize for what you said. ☊ Cậu nên xin lỗi vì những gì cậu đã nói. ☊ 2111
What prevented you from coming to see us? ☊ Thứ gì đã cản cậu đến gặp chúng tôi? ☊ 2121
What was the movie like? Was it worth seeing? ☊ Bộ lm như thế nào? Nó có đáng xem không? ☊ 2171
Aleksey was afraid to tell his parents what happened. ☊ Aleksey sợ hãi khi nói với bố mẹ anh ấy về chuyện đã xảy ra. ☊ 2178
Ask Anna for her opinion. I'd be interested to know what she thinks. ☊ Hỏi ý kiến Anna xem. Tôi sẽ thích thú khi biết được cô ấy nghĩ gì. ☊ 2266
What's the longest river in the world? ☊ Con sông dài nhất thế giới là sông gì? ☊ 2348
What time should we meet? ☊ Chúng ta nên gặp nhau mấy giờ? ☊ 2407
No one did what I asked them to do, did they? ☊ Không ai làm những gì tôi bảo họ có đúng không? ☊ 2496
Did you hear the things that they said? > Did you hear what they said? ☊ Cậu có nghe thấy những gì mà họ nói không? > Cậu có nghe thấy những gì họ nói không? ☊ 2497
A friend is going to see a movie. You want to know the name. > What's the name of the movie you're going to see? ☊ Một người bạn sắp đi xem lm. Bạn muốn biết tên lm. > Tên bộ lm cậu sắp đi xem là gì? ☊ 2503
What's the name of that hotel you told me about? ☊ Tên của cái khách sạn mà cậu kể với tôi là gì? ☊ 2508
Tell me what you want, and I'll try to get it for you. ☊ Nói với tôi cậu cần gì và tôi sẽ cố lấy nó cho cậu. ☊ 2511
What's the name of the man whose car you borrowed? ☊ Tên của người đàn ông cậu mượn xe là gì? ☊ 2552
EN What was the name of the man arrested by the police? ☊ Tên người đàn ông bị cảnh sát bắt là gì? ☊ 2608
What time should we leave? — The sooner the better. ☊ Chúng ta nên đi lúc mấy giờ? - Càng sớm càng tốt. ☊ 2640
Should I tell him what happened, or does he already know? ☊ Tôi có nên nói với anh ấy chuyện xảy ra không hay là anh ấy đã ☊ 2794
Rashid is really angry about what his brother said. ☊ Rashid thực sự tức giận về những gì em trai anh ấy nói. ☊ 2828
The lm was completely di erent from what I'd been expecting. ☊ Bộ lm hoàn toàn khác với những gì tôi đã tưởng. ☊ 2845
We had a morning meeting and a discussion about what we should do. ☊ Chúng tôi có một cuộc họp buổi sáng và một cuộc thảo luận về những gì chúng tôi nên làm. ☊ 2847
You're an independent person and can make your own decisions. I don't care what you do. ☊ Cậu là một người độc lập và cậu có thể tự ra quyết định. Tôi không quan tâm cậu làm cái gì. ☊ 2854
What kind of person have you dreamed of becoming? ☊ Cậu đã mơ trở thành loại người như thế nào? ☊ 2902
I believe in saying what I think. ☊ Tôi chắc chắn khi nói ra những gì tôi nghĩ. ☊ 2914
Whatever happened to that murder case? Did the police end up nding the killer? ☊ Mọi chuyện về vụ giết người đó thế nào rồi? Cảnh sát đã tìm xong hung thủ chưa? ☊ 2921
Xavier went to college but dropped out after a couple semesters. He's what we call a college drop-out. ☊ Xavier đã đi học đại học nhưng đã thôi học sau vài học kì. Anh ấy là kiểu mà chúng ta gọi là sinh viên bỏ học. ☊ 2922
What did you get out of your college education? — Besides a professional degree, I also made many friends for life. ☊ Cậu đã được gì từ giáo dục đại học? - Bên cạnh cái bằng chuyên môn, tôi cũng có nhiều bạn trong đời. ☊ 2956
The police accidentally shot and killed a man. They tried to cover up what really happened, but it became a big scandal. ☊ Cảnh sát vô tình bắn chết một người đàn ông. Họ cố gắng che đậy chuyện thực tế xảy ra nhưng nó trở thành một vụ lùm xùm lớn. ☊ accept sb into sth: She had never been accepted into what was essentially a man's world. ☊ accept ☊
He accepts full responsibility for what happened. ☊ accept ☊
What's your account number please? ☊ account ☊
What is the best course of action in the circumstances? ☊ action ☊
What were his actual words? ☊ actual ☊
What did she actually say? ☊ actually ☊
What's your name and address? ☊ address ☊
What's your email address? ☊ address ☊
advise (sb) what, which, whether, etc...: The pharmacist will advise which medicines are safe to take. ☊ advise ☊
The boy wasn't afraid to say what he believed. ☊ afraid ☊
I'll never forgive him after what he said. ☊ after ☊
Afterwards she was sorry for what she'd said. ☊ afterwards ☊
agree what, where, etc...: We couldn't agree what to do. ☊ agree ☊
'What have you done?' Ellie cried in alarm. ☊ alarm ☊
'What am I going to do?' she wondered aloud. ☊ aloud ☊
amaze sb what, how, etc...: It never ceases to amaze me what some people will do for money. ☊ amaze ☊
What amazes me is how long she managed to hide it from us. ☊ amaze ☊
'What was wrong with the job?' 'Well, the pay wasn't good, among other things.' ☊ among ☊
analyse what, how, etc...: We need to analyse what went wrong. ☊ analyse ☊
What's 47 and 16? ☊ and ☊
'We talked for hours.' 'And what did you decide?' ☊ and ☊
My prayers have been answered (= I have got what I wanted). ☊ answer ☊
anticipate what, how, that, etc...: Try and anticipate what the interviewers will ask. ☊ anticipate ☊
They appeared not to know what was happening. ☊ appear ☊
apply to sb/sth: What I am saying applies only to some of you. ☊ apply ☊
What's the best way of approaching this problem? ☊ approach ☊
ask whether, what, etc...: I asked whether they could change my ticket. ☊ ask ☊
ask sb whether, what, etc...: She asked me if I would give her English lessons. ☊ ask ☊
ask where, what, etc...: He asked where I lived. ☊ ask ☊
ask sb where, what, etc...: I had to ask the teacher what to do next. ☊ ask ☊
What are you doing at the weekend? ☊ at ☊
What are you looking at? ☊ at ☊
Please pay attention (= listen carefully) to what I am saying. ☊ attention ☊
Don't pay any attention to what they say (= don't think that it is important). ☊ attention ☊
attract sb to sb/sth: What first attracted me to her was her sense of humour. ☊ attract ☊
What are you basing this theory on? ☊ base sth on/upon sth ☊
You will be told what to do. ☊ be ☊
What have you been doing this week? ☊ be ☊
What is to be done about this problem? ☊ be ☊
The prisoners were beaten into submission (= they were beaten until they did what was wanted). ☊ beat ☊
What beats me is how it was done so quickly (= I don't understand how). ☊ beat ☊
What a beautiful thing to say! ☊ beautiful ☊
What beautiful timing! ☊ beautiful ☊
What began as a minor scuffle turned into a full-scale riot. ☊ begin ☊
'I'm thinking of a country in Asia.' 'What does it begin with (= what is the first letter)?' ☊ begin ☊
'What was it you didn't like?' 'Well, to begin with, our room was far too small.' ☊ to begin with ☊
She knew that, whatever she decided, her family was right behind her. ☊ behind ☊
I admire his passionate belief in what he is doing. ☊ belief ☊
Contrary to popular belief (= in spite of what people may think), he was not responsible for the tragedy. ☊ belief ☊
believe how, what, etc...: I can't believe how much better I feel. ☊ believe ☊
Don't believe a word of it (= don't believe any part of what sb is saying). ☊ believe ☊
With the benefit of hindsight (= knowing what we have learnt since), we would do things differently. ☊ benefit ☊
What's the best way to cook steak? ☊ best ☊
Do as you think best (= what you think is the most suitable thing to do). ☊ best ☊
What's the betting that he gets his own way? ☊ what's the betting...?, the betting is that... ☊
I know what I'll be doing for the next three weeks but I haven't thought beyond that. ☊ beyond ☊
Our success was far beyond what we thought possible. ☊ beyond ☊
The immediate future is clear, but it's hard to tell what lies beyond. ☊ beyond ☊
I've learnt from bitter experience not to trust what he says. ☊ bitter ☊
I'm not bothered about what he thinks. ☊ be bothered (about sb/sth) ☊
I wasn't brave enough to tell her what I thought of her. ☊ brave ☊
Please be brief (= say what you want to say quickly). ☊ brief ☊
Let me tell you briefly what happened. ☊ briefly ☊
What a brilliant idea! ☊ brilliant ☊
Hello Simon! What brings you here? ☊ bring ☊
calculate how much, what, etc.: You'll need to calculate how much time the assignment will take. ☊ calculate ☊
calculate how much, what, etc.: It is impossible to calculate what influence he had on her life. ☊ calculate ☊
He was in the front room, or the lounge or whatever you want to call it. ☊ call ☊
What do they call that new fabric? ☊ call ☊
What's their son called? ☊ called ☊
I've forgotten what the firm he works for is called. ☊ called ☊
What's it called again? Yeah, that's right. A modem. ☊ called ☊
I can't promise anything, but I'll do what I can. ☊ can ☊
What can they be doing? ☊ can ☊
care what/whether, etc.: I don't care what he thinks. ☊ care ☊
What made you decide on a career as a vet? ☊ career ☊
careful when/what/how, etc.: You must be careful when handling chemicals. ☊ careful ☊
Be careful what you say. ☊ careful ☊
Sorry, I didn't quite catch what you said. ☊ catch ☊
cause sth: Do they know what caused the fire? ☊ cause ☊
The service was a celebration of his life (= praised what he had done in his life). ☊ celebration ☊
chance of sth happening: What chance is there of anybody being found alive? ☊ chance ☊
What's on Channel 4 tonight? ☊ channel ☊
He came charging into my room and demanded to know what was going on. ☊ charge ☊
charge sth for sth: What did they charge for the repairs? ☊ charge ☊
chat about sth/sb: What were you chatting about? ☊ chat ☊
check (with sb) (what/whether, etc...): You'd better check with Jane what time she's expecting us tonight. ☊ check ☊
This behaviour must stop—do I make myself clear (= express myself clearly so there is no doubt about what I mean)? ☊ clear ☊
clear what, how, whether, etc...: It is not clear what they want us to do. ☊ clear ☊
clear what, how, whether, etc...: I'm still not clear what the job involves. ☊ clear ☊
She's clever at getting what she wants. ☊ clever ☊
What a clever idea! ☊ clever ☊
That (= what you just did) wasn't very clever, was it? (= it wasn't sensible) ☊ clever ☊
the current climate of opinion (= what people generally are thinking about a particular issue) ☊ climate ☊
close (for sth): What time does the bank close? ☊ close ☊
Pay close attention to what I am telling you. ☊ close ☊
She has no clothes sense (= she does not know what clothes look attractive). ☊ clothes ☊
collect sth (from...): What day do they collect the rubbish/garbage? ☊ collect ☊
What's your favourite colour? ☊ colour ☊
What an unusual combination of flavours! ☊ combination ☊
What time did you come (= to my house)? ☊ come ☊
What is the startup command for the program? ☊ command ☊
What she said was fair comment (= a reasonable criticism). ☊ comment ☊
It's only common decency to let her know what's happening (= people would expect it). ☊ common ☊
communicate how/what, etc...: They failed to communicate what was happening and why. ☊ communicate ☊
comparison of A to B: a comparison of the brain to a computer (= showing what is similar) ☊ comparison ☊
concern sb: What concerns me is our lack of preparation for the change. ☊ concern ☊
Don't interfere in what doesn't concern you. ☊ concern ☊
What are your main concerns as a writer? ☊ concern ☊
They were more concerned with how the other women had dressed than with what the speaker was saying. ☊ concerned ☊
conclude sth (from sth): What do you conclude from that? ☊ conclude ☊
No one can predict with complete/total confidence what will happen in the financial markets. ☊ confidence ☊
confirm what/when, etc...: Can you confirm what happened? ☊ confirm ☊
They confused me with conflicting accounts of what happened. ☊ confuse ☊
The children gave a confused account of what had happened. ☊ confused ☊
There is some confusion about what the correct procedure should be. ☊ confusion ☊
a confusion as to what to do next ☊ confusion ☊
consider how/what, etc...: We need to consider how the law might be reformed. ☊ consider ☊
He was considering what to do next. ☊ consider ☊
They showed no consideration whatsoever for my feelings. ☊ consideration ☊
Your tone of voice is as important as the content of what you have to say. ☊ content ☊
The content of the course depends on what the students would like to study. ☊ content ☊
control what/how, etc...: Parents should control what their kids watch on television. ☊ control ☊
What rate will I get if I convert my dollars into euros? ☊ convert ☊
cook sth: What's the best way to cook trout? ☊ cook ☊
I felt a need to please people, whatever the cost in time and energy. ☊ cost ☊
I couldn't hear what they were saying. ☊ could ☊
She didn't know what life in a foreign country would be like. ☊ country ☊
Please tell the court what happened. ☊ court ☊
What a crazy idea! ☊ crazy ☊
Society does not know how to deal with hardened criminals (= people who regularly commit crimes and are not sorry for what they do). ☊ criminal ☊
What criteria are used for assessing a student's ability? ☊ criterion ☊
I was curious to find out what she had said. ☊ curious ☊
dare (to) do sth: He didn't dare (to) say what he thought. ☊ dare ☊
What time does it get dark in summer? ☊ dark ☊
'What's the date today?' 'The 10th.' ☊ date ☊
'What day is it today?' 'Monday.' ☊ day ☊
Listen. This is the deal (= this is what we have agreed and are going to do). ☊ deal ☊
Whether he deserves what has happened to him is open to debate/a matter for debate (= cannot be certain or decided yet). ☊ debate ☊
debate whether, what, etc...: The committee will debate whether to lower the age of club membership to 16. ☊ debate ☊
I can't tell you what to do—you'll have to decide for yourself. ☊ decide ☊
decide what, whether, etc...: I can't decide what to wear. ☊ decide ☊
We must come to a decision about what to do next by tomorrow. ☊ decision ☊
What points can be raised in defence of this argument? ☊ defence ☊
define what, how, etc...: It is difficult to define what makes him so popular. ☊ define ☊
'Was it what you expected?' 'Yes, definitely.' ☊ definitely ☊
Neighbours by definition live close by (= this is what being a neighbour means). ☊ definition ☊
What's your definition of happiness? ☊ definition ☊
There is no agreed definition of what a comprehensive school should be. ☊ definition ☊
To what degree can parents be held responsible for a child's behaviour? ☊ degree ☊
What could have delayed him? ☊ delay ☊
firms attempting to meet/satisfy their customers' demands (= to give them what they are asking for) ☊ demand ☊
demonstrate how, what, etc...: His sudden departure had demonstrated how unreliable he was. ☊ demonstrate ☊
demonstrate (to sb) how, what, etc...: Let me demonstrate to you how it works. ☊ demonstrate ☊
The department denies responsibility for what occurred. ☊ deny ☊
depend how, what, etc...: Whether we need more food depends on how many people turn up. ☊ depend on/upon sth ☊
'Your job sounds fun.' 'It depends what you mean by 'fun'.' ☊ that depends, it (all) depends ☊
What's the depth of the water here? ☊ depth ☊
describe how, what, etc...: Describe how you did it. ☊ describe ☊
determine what, whether, etc...: We set out to determine exactly what happened that night. ☊ determine ☊
I'm dying to know what happened. ☊ be dying for sth/to do sth ☊
What a difference! You look great with your hair like that. ☊ difference ☊
What difference will it make if he knows or not? ☊ make a, no, some, etc. difference (to/in sb/sth) ☊
I don't think it makes a lot of difference what colour it is (= it is not important). ☊ make a, no, some, etc. difference (to/in sb/sth) ☊
It's very different to what I'm used to. ☊ different ☊
What time do you serve dinner? ☊ dinner ☊
What shall we have for dinner tonight? ☊ dinner ☊
What's the main disadvantage? ☊ disadvantage ☊
discuss when, what, etc...: We need to discuss when we should go. ☊ discuss ☊
It is not known what causes the disease. ☊ disease ☊
What a disgusting smell! ☊ disgusting ☊
What's the distance between New York City and Boston/from New York City to Boston? ☊ distance ☊
distinguish between A and B: At what age are children able to distinguish between right and wrong? ☊ distinguish ☊
What was it that distinguished her from her classmates? ☊ distinguish ☊
What do you do (= what is your job)? ☊ do ☊
What does she want to do when she leaves school? ☊ do ☊
What did she do for a living? ☊ do ☊
What's Tom doing these days? ☊ do ☊
What are you doing this evening? ☊ do ☊
We will do what we can to help. ☊ do ☊
What have you done to your hair? ☊ do ☊
What can I do for you (= how can I help)? ☊ do ☊
I don't know what to do with (= how to use) all the food that's left over. ☊ do sth with sb/sth ☊
What have you done with (= where have you put) my umbrella? ☊ do sth with sb/sth ☊
What have you been doing with yourselves (= how have you been passing the time)? ☊ do sth with sb/sth ☊
'What do you want to see me about?' 'It's to do with that letter you sent me.' ☊ be/have to do with sb/sth ☊
He earns double what she does. ☊ double ☊
What would you like to drink? ☊ drink ☊
What car do you drive? ☊ drive ☊
What time do you go off duty? ☊ on/off duty ☊
What else did he say? ☊ else ☊
Yes I did give it to her. What else could I do? ☊ else ☊
emphasize how, what, etc...: He emphasized how little was known about the disease. ☊ emphasize ☊
Essentially, what we are suggesting is that the firm needs to change. ☊ essentially ☊
establish where, what, etc...: We need to establish where she was at the time of the shooting. ☊ establish ☊
What do you usually do in the evening? ☊ evening ☊
I was asked to give evidence (= to say what I knew, describe what I had seen, etc.) at the trial. ☊ evidence ☊
What were his exact words? ☊ exact ☊
Exactly what are you trying to tell me? ☊ exactly ☊
examine how, what, etc...: It is necessary to examine how the proposals can be carried out. ☊ examine ☊
Can you give me an example of what you mean? ☊ example ☊
example (of sth): She is a shining example of what people with disabilities can achieve. ☊ example ☊
She felt excluded by the other girls (= they did not let her join in what they were doing). ☊ exclude ☊
Late again! What's your excuse this time? ☊ excuse ☊
expect sth (of sb): Are you clear what is expected of you? ☊ expect ☊
explain to sb who, how, etc...: She explained to them what to do in an emergency. ☊ explain ☊
express how, what, etc...: Words cannot express how pleased I am. ☊ express ☊
Freedom of expression (= freedom to say what you think) is a basic human right. ☊ expression ☊
What's your extension number? ☊ extension ☊
To some extent what she argues is true. ☊ to... extent ☊
To what extent is this true of all schools? ☊ to... extent ☊
What an extraordinary thing to say! ☊ extraordinary ☊
What are you pulling a face at now? ☊ pull/make faces/a face (at sb) ☊
Due to the fact that they did not read English, the prisoners were unaware of what they were signing. ☊ fact ☊
What will you do if you fail? ☊ fail ☊
As far as I am concerned, you can do what you like. ☊ as/so far as I am concerned ☊
What do you think of the show so far? ☊ so far, thus far ☊
Try to tell what this is just by feeling it. ☊ feel ☊
feel how, what, etc...: Feel how rough this is. ☊ feel ☊
figure how, what, etc...: I can't figure out how to do this. ☊ figure sb/sth out ☊
figure how, what, etc...: Have you figured out how much the trip will cost? ☊ figure sb/sth out ☊
find sb/sth: Look what I've found! ☊ find ☊
find what, when, etc...: Can you find out what time the meeting starts? ☊ find out (about sth/sb), find out sth (about sth/sb) ☊
A young girl was in the line of fire (= between the person shooting and what he/she was shooting at). ☊ fire ☊
First I had to decide what to wear. ☊ first ☊
My parents had fixed ideas about what I should become. ☊ fixed ☊
What we need now is a change of focus (= to look at things in a different way). ☊ focus ☊
follow (from sth): I don't see how that follows from what you've just said. ☊ follow ☊
What can I do for you (= how can I help you)? ☊ for ☊
'What does Naomi think about the move?' 'She's all for it.' ☊ for ☊
What did you do that for (= Why did you do that)? ☊ for ☊
forecast how, what, etc...: It is difficult to forecast how the markets will react. ☊ forecast ☊
forget (about sb/sth): Try to forget about what happened. ☊ forget ☊
forgive sb/yourself (for sth/for doing sth): I'll never forgive her for what she did. ☊ forgive ☊
forgive my ...: Forgive my ignorance, but what exactly does the company do? ☊ forgive ☊
What do you like to do in your free time (= when you are not working)? ☊ free ☊
Enjoy the freedom of the outdoors (= where you can do what you want). ☊ freedom ☊
frightened of sth: What are you frightened of? ☊ frightened ☊
From what I heard the company's in deep trouble. ☊ from ☊
'What fun!' she said with a laugh. ☊ fun ☊
'What do you say to a weekend in New York?' 'Sounds like fun.' ☊ fun ☊
'What's so funny?' she demanded. ☊ funny ☊
What will the cities of the future look like? ☊ future ☊
What does the future hold? ☊ future ☊
What gear are you in? ☊ gear ☊
I check the bookings to get a general idea of what activities to plan. ☊ general ☊
As a general rule (= usually) he did what he could to be helpful. ☊ general ☊
I often wonder what future generations will make of our efforts. ☊ generation ☊
What time did you get here? ☊ get ☊
What (= What presents) did you get for your birthday? ☊ get ☊
What's the best way to get into journalism? ☊ get into sth ☊
Are you sure you know what you're getting into? ☊ get into sth ☊
What time do you get into Heathrow? ☊ get in, get into sth ☊
What time did you get back last night? ☊ get back ☊
give sth to sb: We discussed what punishment should be given to the boys. ☊ give ☊
give sb sth: What are you giving your father for his birthday? ☊ give ☊
What's going on here? ☊ go on ☊
Can I go back to what you said at the beginning of the meeting? ☊ go back (to sth) ☊
God, what a stupid thing to do! ☊ God, God almighty, God in heaven, good God, my God, oh (dear) God ☊
Shut your mouth, if you know what's good for you (= used as a threat). ☊ good ☊
What a good idea! ☊ good ☊
This is a good example of what I mean. ☊ good ☊
What's the good of (= how does it help you) earning all that money if you don't have time to enjoy it? ☊ good ☊
What good is it redecorating if you're thinking of moving? ☊ good ☊
What a great goal! ☊ great ☊
What were his grounds for wanting a divorce? ☊ ground ☊
guess what, where, etc...: You'll never guess what she told me. ☊ guess ☊
guess sth: Guess what! He's asked me out! ☊ guess ☊
What will happen next is anybody's guess. ☊ anybody's/anyone's guess ☊
Let's have a look at the TV guide and see what's on. ☊ guide ☊
Now hang on a minute—you can't really believe what you just said! ☊ hang on ☊
After I hung up I remembered what I'd wanted to say. ☊ hang up ☊
You'll never guess what's happened! ☊ happen ☊
Let's see what happens next week. ☊ happen ☊
I'll be there whatever happens. ☊ happen ☊
What happens if nobody comes to the party? ☊ happen ☊
Just plug it in and see what happens. ☊ happen ☊
What's happened to your car? ☊ happen to sb/sth ☊
Do you know what happened to Gill Lovecy (= have you any news about her)? ☊ happen to sb/sth ☊
I hate to think what would have happened if you hadn't been there. ☊ hate ☊
I sometimes wonder what goes on in that head of yours. ☊ head ☊
hear what...: Didn't you hear what I said? ☊ hear ☊
hear what...: We'd better hear what they have to say. ☊ hear ☊
I hear what you're saying (= I have listened to your opinion), but you're wrong. ☊ hear ☊
Things are going well from what I hear. ☊ hear ☊
hear what, how, etc...: Did you hear what happened? ☊ hear ☊
What type of heating do you have? ☊ heating ☊
What the hell do you think you are doing? ☊ hell ☊
I can't really afford it, but, what the hell (= it doesn't matter), I'll get it anyway. ☊ hell ☊
She couldn't help but wonder what he was thinking. ☊ sb can (not) help (doing) sth, sb can not help but do sth ☊
The course they sent me on was of no help whatsoever! ☊ help ☊
Here you are. This is what you were asking for. ☊ here you are ☊
They claim that they have nothing to hide (= there was nothing wrong or illegal about what they did). ☊ hide ☊
What's the highest mountain in the US? ☊ high ☊
What time did you get home last night? ☊ home ☊
To be honest (= what I really think is), it was one of the worst books I've ever read. ☊ honest ☊
I'll do what I can, but don't get your hopes up. ☊ hope ☊
What are your office hours? ☊ hour ☊
What time do you leave the house in the morning (= to go to work)? ☊ house ☊
How much are those earrings (= What do they cost)? ☊ how ☊
Whatever you do, don't lose your sense of humour. ☊ humour ☊
What really hurt was that he never answered my letter. ☊ hurt ☊
What's the idea of the game? ☊ idea ☊
What gave you the idea that he'd be here? ☊ idea ☊
I had some idea of what the job would be like. ☊ idea ☊
She doesn't seem to have any idea of what I'm talking about. ☊ idea ☊
'What's she talking about?' 'I've no idea.' ☊ have no idea, not have the faintest, first, etc. idea ☊
It's my ideal of what a family home should be. ☊ ideal ☊
identify what, which, etc...: They are trying to identify what is wrong with the present system. ☊ identify ☊
You would know what was going on if you'd (= you had) listened. ☊ if ☊
So what if he was late. Who cares? ☊ if ☊
illustrate how, what, etc...: Here's an example to illustrate what I mean. ☊ illustrate ☊
I had a mental image of what she would look like. ☊ image ☊
It doesn't take much imagination to guess what she meant. ☊ imagination ☊
imagine what, how, etc...: Can you imagine what it must be like to lose your job after 20 years? ☊ imagine ☊
'What are they doing here?' he asked, indicating her bags in the hallway. ☊ indicate ☊
indicate how, what etc...: Our results indicate how misleading it could be to rely on this method. ☊ indicate ☊
What exactly is the influence of television on children? ☊ influence ☊
According to my information (= according to what I have been told) work was due to start last week. ☊ information ☊
'What initial is it, Mrs Owen?' 'It's J, J for Jane.' ☊ initial ☊
For years we had little knowledge of what life was like inside China. ☊ inside ☊
What would you do, for instance, if you found a member of staff stealing? ☊ for instance ☊
intend sth (by sth): What exactly did you intend by that remark? ☊ intend ☊
I have every intention of paying her back what I owe her. ☊ intention ☊
As a matter of interest (= I'd like to know), what time did the party finish? ☊ interest ☊
interesting (to do sth): It would be interesting to know what he really believed. ☊ interesting ☊
What excuse did he invent this time? ☊ invent ☊
'What was that noise?' 'I'll go and investigate.' ☊ investigate ☊
investigate what, how, etc...: Police are investigating what happened. ☊ investigate ☊
investigate how, what, etc...: The research investigates how foreign speakers gain fluency. ☊ investigate ☊
the July issue of 'What Car?' ☊ issue ☊
Yes, I was at home on Sunday. What about it? (= Why do you ask?) ☊ it ☊
Does it matter what colour it is? ☊ it ☊
What's the next item on the agenda? ☊ item ☊
I'm only doing my job (= I'm doing what I am paid to do). ☊ job ☊
I'm afraid you've had a wasted journey (= you cannot do what you have come to do). ☊ journey ☊
What gives you the right to judge other people? ☊ judge ☊
judge how, what, etc...: It's difficult to judge how long the journey will take. ☊ judge ☊
To judge from what he said, he was very disappointed. ☊ judge ☊
judge how, what, etc...: It was hard to judge how great the risk was. ☊ judge ☊
just what...: It's just what I wanted! ☊ just ☊
keen on doing sth: She's not keen on being told what to do. ☊ keen ☊
Don't keep us in suspense—what happened next? ☊ keep ☊
know how, what, etc...: Do you know how to use spreadsheets? ☊ know ☊
know what, how, etc...: I knew perfectly well what she meant. ☊ know ☊
know where, what, etc...: I knew where he was hiding. ☊ know ☊
I didn't know what he was talking about. ☊ know ☊
'What's the answer?' 'I don't know.' ☊ know ☊
'What are you two whispering about?' 'You don't want to know ' (= because you would be shocked or wouldn't approve). ☊ know ☊
'What a ridiculous situation!' 'I know.' ☊ I know ☊
I know, let's see what's on at the theatre. ☊ I know ☊
God knows what else they might find. ☊ God/goodness/Heaven knows ☊
What are you doing up at this late hour? ☊ late ☊
What is the latest time I can have an appointment? ☊ late ☊
Much later on, she realized what he had meant. ☊ later on ☊
What made you go into law? ☊ law ☊
lead sb (to sth): What led you to this conclusion? ☊ lead ☊
learn how, what, etc...: He's still learning how to dance. ☊ learn ☊
learn who, what, etc...: We only learned who the new teacher was a few days ago. ☊ learn ☊
You could at least listen to what he says. ☊ at least ☊
leave of sth: They are fighting to save what is left of their business. ☊ leave ☊
What did we do last lesson? ☊ lesson ☊
Let's not tell her what we did. ☊ let ☊
Don't let's tell her what we did. ☊ let ☊
What is the level of this course? ☊ level ☊
What's it like studying in Spain? ☊ like ☊
This new girlfriend of his—what's she like? ☊ like ☊
Do what you like—I don't care. ☊ like ☊
You can dye your hair whatever colour you like. ☊ like ☊
How can they afford it? That's what I'd like to know. ☊ like ☊
There is a fine line between showing interest in what someone is doing and interfering in it. ☊ line ☊
Listen! What's that noise? Can you hear it? ☊ listen ☊
What a nasty little man! ☊ little ☊
I understood little of what he said. ☊ little ☊
What is the exact location of the ship? ☊ location ☊
look where, what, etc...: Can't you look where you're going? ☊ look ☊
He's a lost soul (= a person who does not seem to know what to do, and seems unhappy). ☊ lost ☊
What a lot of presents! ☊ lot ☊
What a lovely surprise! ☊ lovely ☊
What a piece of luck! ☊ luck ☊
a majority decision (= one that is decided by what most people want) ☊ majority ☊
What makes you say that (= why do you think so)? ☊ make ☊
make sth (out) of sth: What's your shirt made of? ☊ make ☊
What's the pass mark (= the mark you need in order to pass)? ☊ mark ☊
'What material is this dress made of?' 'Cotton.' ☊ material ☊
What's the matter? Is there something wrong? ☊ matter ☊
'We've bought a new TV.' 'What was the matter with the old one?' ☊ matter ☊
What's the matter with you today (= why are you behaving like this)? ☊ matter ☊
What on earth was the matter with her, she wondered. She'd come here to enjoy herself and here she was, stuck on her own in the hotel. ☊ matter ☊
Let's get on with the matter in hand (= what we need to deal with now). ☊ matter ☊
Call me when you get there, no matter what the time is. ☊ no matter who, what, where, etc. ☊
'What did you say?' 'Oh, it doesn't matter' (= it is not important enough to repeat).' ☊ matter ☊
What does it matter if I spent $100 on it—it's my money! ☊ matter ☊
matter (to sb) who, what, etc...: Does it really matter who did it? ☊ matter ☊
It doesn't matter to me what you do. ☊ matter ☊
What is the absolute maximum you can afford to pay? ☊ maximum ☊
What time would you like your evening meal? ☊ meal ☊
mean to be/do sth: Do you have any idea what it means to be poor? ☊ mean ☊
mean sth: What did she mean by leaving so early (= why did she do it)? ☊ mean ☊
mean what...: He means what he says (= is not joking, exaggerating, etc.). ☊ mean ☊
mean sth: What did he mean by that remark? ☊ mean ☊
'Perhaps we should try another approach.' 'What do you mean? (= I don't understand what you are suggesting.)' ☊ mean ☊
What do you mean, you thought I wouldn't mind? (= of course I mind and I am very angry) ☊ mean ☊
What she means is that there's no point in waiting here. ☊ mean ☊
I always found him a little strange, if you know what I mean (= if you understand what I mean by 'strange'). ☊ mean ☊
I know what you mean (= I understand and feel sympathy). I hated learning to drive too. ☊ mean ☊
It was like—weird. Know what I mean? ☊ mean ☊
I see what you mean (= I understand although I may not agree), but I still think it's worth trying. ☊ mean ☊
See what I mean (= I was right and this proves it, doesn't it)? She never agrees to anything I suggest. ☊ mean ☊
'But Pete doesn't know we're here!' 'That's what I mean! (= that's what I have been trying to tell you.)' ☊ mean ☊
mean sth: What does this sentence mean? ☊ mean ☊
What is meant by 'batch processing'? ☊ mean ☊
I don't quite get your meaning (= understand what you mean to say). ☊ meaning ☊
What's the meaning of this? I explicitly told you not to leave the room. ☊ meaning ☊
What's the meaning of this word? ☊ meaning ☊
What time is the meeting? ☊ meeting ☊
What is your earliest memory? ☊ memory ☊
Do you have a mental picture of what it will look like? ☊ mental ☊
What's on the menu (= for dinner) tonight? ☊ menu ☊
I'm merely stating what everybody knows anyway. ☊ merely ☊
'What a mess!' she said, surveying the scene after the party. ☊ mess ☊
Watching TV all evening wasn't exactly what I had in mind! ☊ have sb/sth in mind (for sth) ☊
mind sb: Don't mind her—she didn't mean what she said. ☊ mind ☊
mind how, what, etc...: She never minded how hot it was. ☊ mind ☊
What are your minimum requirements for the job? ☊ minimum ☊
I don't know what I'm going to do yet—I've just this minute found out. ☊ this minute ☊
a rear-view mirror (= in a car, so that the driver can see what is behind) ☊ mirror ☊
What did you miss most when you were in France? ☊ miss ☊
You're missing the point (= failing to understand the main part) of what I'm saying. ☊ miss ☊
What is missing from the production is any sense of emotional commitment. ☊ missing ☊
I still have mixed feelings about going to Brazil (= I am not sure what to think). ☊ mixed ☊
The job was to call on all her diplomatic skills and moral courage (= the courage to do what you think is right). ☊ moral ☊
What did you enjoy (the) most? ☊ most ☊
It was what she wanted most of all. ☊ most ☊
What's the date of your move? ☊ move ☊
He kept mum about what he'd seen. ☊ keep mum ☊
What was the murder weapon? ☊ murder ☊
He must have known (= surely he knew) what she wanted. ☊ must ☊
What's your name? ☊ name ☊
What is/was the name, please? (= a polite way of asking sb's name) ☊ name ☊
What do you need your own computer for? You can use ours. ☊ need ☊
I had no need to open the letter—I knew what it would say. ☊ need ☊
I neither knew nor cared what had happened to him. ☊ neither ☊
'I told my boss exactly what I thought of her.' 'You never did!' (= 'Surely you didn't!') ☊ never ☊
What's the latest news? ☊ news ☊
What happened next? ☊ next ☊
It's nice to know that somebody appreciates what I do. ☊ nice ☊
What is he doing calling at this time of night? ☊ night ☊
There's no telling what will happen next. ☊ no ☊
Nobody knew what to say. ☊ nobody ☊
What's that noise? ☊ noise ☊
She told me what it meant at great length but I'm afraid I'm none the wiser. ☊ none ☊
'What did you do at school?' 'Not a lot.' ☊ not ☊
'What's that in your pocket?' 'Oh, nothing.' ☊ nothing ☊
That has nothing to do with what we're discussing. ☊ be/have nothing to do with sb/sth ☊
Don't take any notice of what you read in the papers. ☊ notice ☊
Take no notice of what he says. ☊ notice ☊
notice how, what, etc...: Did you notice how Rachel kept looking at her watch? ☊ notice ☊
What do you want now? ☊ now ☊
Now, listen to what she's saying. ☊ now ☊
What is your account number, please? ☊ number ☊
observe how, what, etc...: They observed how the parts of the machine fitted together. ☊ observe ☊
It's obvious from what she said that something is wrong. ☊ obvious ☊
They are both comfortably off (= have enough money to be able to buy what they want without worrying too much about the cost). ☊ be well/better/badly, etc. off ☊
Yes, officer, I saw what happened. ☊ officer ☊
I've often wondered what happened to him. ☊ often ☊
Oh dear! What's happened now? ☊ oh ☊
Whatever you decide, it's okay by me. ☊ OK ☊
What's on TV? ☊ on ☊
What did she have on (= what was she wearing)? ☊ on ☊
What's on at the movies? ☊ on ☊
What made you choose the one rather than the other? ☊ one ☊
We can only guess what happened. ☊ only ☊
He not only read the book, but also remembered what he had read. ☊ not only... but (also)... ☊
I'm open to suggestions for what you would like to do in our classes. ☊ open ☊
What options are open to us? ☊ open ☊
What time does the bank open? ☊ open ☊
What if the parachute doesn't open? ☊ open ☊
What skills are needed to operate this machinery? ☊ operate ☊
opportunity (of doing sth): At least give him the opportunity of explaining what happened. ☊ opportunity ☊
'I like this one.' 'What about the other ones?' ☊ other ☊
We shouldn't blame ourselves for what happened. ☊ ourselves ☊
Out with it! (= say what you know) ☊ out ☊
She has editorial control over what is included. ☊ over ☊
Don't tell me what to do—you don't own me! ☊ own ☊
Honestly, I'm past caring what happens (= I can no longer be bothered to care). ☊ past ☊
pay sth: I didn't pay attention to what she was saying. ☊ pay ☊
What method of payment do you prefer? ☊ payment ☊
He doesn't care what people think of him. ☊ people ☊
What per cent of the population is/are overweight? ☊ per cent ☊
What perfect timing! ☊ perfect ☊
You know perfectly well what I mean. ☊ perfectly ☊
What sort of person would do a thing like that? ☊ person ☊
What is she like as a person? ☊ person ☊
There does not seem to be any physical explanation for what they saw. ☊ physical ☊
The centre offers activities for everyone, whatever your age or physical condition. ☊ physical ☊
The police are trying to build up a picture of what happened. ☊ picture ☊
I could only feel pity for what they were enduring. ☊ pity ☊
'I've lost it!' 'Oh, what a pity.' ☊ pity ☊
What a pity that she didn't tell me earlier. ☊ pity ☊
What about dinner at my place? ☊ place ☊
We may never discover what took place that night. ☊ take place ☊
plan how, what, etc...: I've been planning how I'm going to spend the day. ☊ plan ☊
What a pleasant surprise! ☊ pleasant ☊
Please, I don't understand what I have to do. ☊ please ☊
At this point I don't care what you decide to do. ☊ point ☊
What's the point of all this violence? ☊ point ☊
I take your point (= understand and accept what you are saying). ☊ point ☊
point (at/to/towards sb/sth): 'What's your name?' he asked, pointing at the child with his pen. ☊ point ☊
What are your political sympathies? ☊ political ☊
What would you do in my position? ☊ position ☊
positive (about sth): I can't be positive about what time it happened. ☊ positive ☊
What had seemed impossible now seemed a distinct possibility. ☊ possibility ☊
What would you do if you won a million pounds? ☊ pound ☊
to have sb in your power (= to be able to do what you like with sb) ☊ power ☊
That's precisely what I meant. ☊ precisely ☊
predict what, whether, etc...: It is impossible to predict what will happen. ☊ predict ☊
What can I get him for a birthday present? ☊ present ☊
The government eventually bowed to popular pressure (= they agreed to do what people were trying to get them to do). ☊ pressure ☊
I looked with pride at what I had achieved. ☊ pride ☊
You need to get your priorities right (= decide what is important to you). ☊ priority ☊
What's the programme for (= what are we going to do) tomorrow? ☊ programme ☊
What time is that programme on? ☊ programme ☊
I'll see what I can do but I can't promise anything. ☊ promise ☊
propose to do sth: What do you propose to do now? ☊ propose ☊
What would you propose? ☊ propose ☊
prospect of sth: What are the prospects of promotion in this job? ☊ prospect ☊
What are you trying to prove? ☊ prove ☊
prove what, how, etc...: This just proves what I have been saying for some time. ☊ prove ☊
The public has/have a right to know what is contained in the report. ☊ public ☊
punishment (for sth): What is the punishment for murder? ☊ punishment ☊
Put yourself in my position. What would you have done? ☊ put ☊
I couldn't read what she had put. ☊ put ☊
The key question of what caused the leak remains unanswered. ☊ question ☊
It's just a question of deciding what you really want. ☊ just/merely/only a question of (sth/doing sth) ☊
question sth: I just accepted what he told me. I never thought to question it. ☊ question ☊
question whether, what, etc...: He questioned whether the accident was solely the truck driver's fault. ☊ question ☊
I don't quite know what to do next. ☊ quite ☊
We rarely agree on what to do. ☊ rarely ☊
What was his reaction to the news? ☊ reaction ☊
She has not shown any real regret for what she did. ☊ real ☊
realize how, what, etc...: I don't think you realize how important this is to her. ☊ realize ☊
What do you really think about it? ☊ really ☊
Tell me what really happened. ☊ really ☊
people who, for whatever reason, are unable to support themselves ☊ reason ☊
recall what, when, etc...: Can you recall exactly what happened? ☊ recall ☊
He'll be famous one day. What do you reckon (= do you agree)? ☊ reckon ☊
recognize how, what, etc...: Nobody recognized how urgent the situation was. ☊ recognize ☊
recommend how, what, etc...: Can you recommend how much we should charge? ☊ recommend ☊
record how, what, etc...: His job is to record how politicians vote on major issues. ☊ record ☊
reflect how, what, etc...: She reflected how different it could have been. ☊ reflect ☊
regret what, how, etc...: I deeply regret what I said. ☊ regret ☊
What is your greatest regret (= the thing that you are most sorry about doing or not doing)? ☊ regret ☊
relate how, what, etc...: She related how he had run away from home as a boy. ☊ relate ☊
Little of what he said has any relation to fact. ☊ relation ☊
I take a fairly relaxed attitude towards what the kids wear to school. ☊ relaxed ☊
What a relief! ☊ relief ☊
What exactly did you mean by that last remark? ☊ remark ☊
What is even more remarkable about the whole thing is... ☊ remarkable ☊
remember how, what, etc...: Can you remember how much money we spent? ☊ remember ☊
I don't have the remotest idea what you're talking about. ☊ remote ☊
repeat what...: Can you repeat what I've just said word for word? ☊ repeat ☊
I asked her what her name was but she made no reply. ☊ reply ☊
report what, how, etc...: She failed to report what had occurred. ☊ report ☊
require sth of sb: What exactly is required of a receptionist (= what are they expected to do)? ☊ require ☊
What is the minimum entrance requirement for this course? ☊ requirement ☊
What have their researches shown? ☊ research ☊
research how, what, etc...: We have to research how the product will actually be used. ☊ research ☊
We must all bear some responsibility for what happened. ☊ responsibility ☊
Take what you want and throw the rest away. ☊ rest ☊
reveal how, what, etc...: Officers could not reveal how he died. ☊ reveal ☊
The experiment had the reverse effect to what was intended. ☊ reverse ☊
'What's the right time?' '10.37.' ☊ right ☊
I told him right off what I thought of him. ☊ right away/off ☊
What gives you the right to do that? ☊ right ☊
I can't rightly say what happened. ☊ rightly ☊
What lies at the root of his troubles is a sense of insecurity. ☊ root ☊
What would you say was the root cause of the problem? ☊ root ☊
'What do you want?' she demanded roughly. ☊ roughly ☊
'What do you want?' she asked rudely. ☊ rudely ☊
What's the rush? ☊ rush ☊
All the same, there's some truth in what she says. ☊ all/just the same ☊
satisfied with sb/sth: She's never satisfied with what she's got. ☊ satisfied ☊
That says it all really, doesn't it? (= it shows clearly what is true) ☊ say ☊
Just what is the artist trying to say in her work? ☊ say ☊
say (that)...: Say you lose your job: what would you do then? ☊ say ☊
say sth: Say what you like (= although you disagree) about her, she's a fine singer. ☊ say ☊
Anna thinks I'm lazy—what do you say (= what is your opinion)? ☊ say ☊
say (what, how, etc...): It's hard to say what caused the accident. ☊ say ☊
say (what, how, etc...): She finds it hard to say what she feels. ☊ say ☊
'What do you want it for?' 'I'd rather not say.' ☊ say ☊
What's the score now? ☊ score ☊
Experience is what matters—age is of secondary importance. ☊ secondary ☊
She still looks so young. What's her secret? ☊ secret ☊
see what, how, etc...: Go and see what the kids are doing, will you? ☊ see ☊
see what, whether, etc...: I'll see what I can do to help. ☊ see ☊
I don't see that it matters what Josh thinks. ☊ see ☊
see what, why, etc...: 'It's broken.' 'Oh yes, I see what you mean.' ☊ see ☊
What is it you want to see me about? ☊ see ☊
see what, how, etc...: Did you see what happened? ☊ see ☊
Do whatever seems best to you. ☊ seem ☊
it seems that...: It seems that they know what they're doing. ☊ seem ☊
seem to do/be/have sth: They seem to know what they're doing. ☊ seem ☊
People aren't always what they seem to be. ☊ seem ☊
select what, which, etc...: Select what you want from the options available. ☊ select ☊
Only with a few people could she be her real self (= show what she was really like rather than what she pretended to be). ☊ self ☊
send sth to sb: What sort of message is that sending to young people? ☊ send ☊
There's a lot of sense in what Mary says. ☊ sense ☊
I could hardly believe the evidence of my own senses (= what I could see, hear, etc.). ☊ sense ☊
The judge passed sentence (= said what the punishment would be). ☊ sentence ☊
You think I did it?Be serious! (= what you suggest is ridiculous) ☊ serious ☊
set sth for sth: What books have been set (= are to be studied) for the English course? ☊ set ☊
How can you tell what sex a fish is? ☊ sex ☊
What shall we do this weekend? ☊ shall ☊
What a shame they couldn't come. ☊ shame ☊
What sort of shape was the car in after the accident? ☊ shape ☊
'What does your sister do?' 'She's a dentist.' ☊ she ☊
What a sweet little dog. Is it a he or a she? ☊ she ☊
What's your shoe size? ☊ shoe ☊
He asked me what time he should come. (= His words were: 'What time shall I come?') ☊ should ☊
show how, what, etc...: She tried not to show how disappointed she was. ☊ show ☊
show sb which, what, etc...: Show me which picture you drew. ☊ show ☊
show (sb) how, what, etc...: This shows how people are influenced by TV advertisements. ☊ show ☊
show how, what, etc...: He likes to show off how well he speaks French. ☊ show sb/sth off ☊
signal which, what, etc...: You must signal which way you are going to turn. ☊ signal ☊
sincere in sth: She is never completely sincere in what she says about people. ☊ sincere ☊
What we have here is a crisis situation. ☊ situation ☊
I'm in a no-win situation (= whatever I do will be bad for me). ☊ situation ☊
What size do you take? ☊ size ☊
skill in/at sth/doing sth: What made him remarkable as a photographer was his skill in capturing the moment. ☊ skill ☊
What are our sleeping arrangements here (= where shall we sleep)? ☊ sleep ☊
slow to do sth: She wasn't slow to realize what was going on. ☊ slow ☊
smell like sth: What does the perfume smell like? ☊ smell ☊
Smell this and tell me what you think it is. ☊ smell ☊
What's that smell? ☊ smell ☊
Yuk! What a smell! ☊ smell ☊
George is going to help me, or so he says (= that is what he says). ☊ so ☊
We discussed everything—when to go, what to see and so on. ☊ and so forth, and so on (and so forth) ☊
So I had a couple of drinks on the way home. What's wrong with that? ☊ so ☊
So, let's see. What do we need to take? ☊ so ☊
So, what have you been doing today? ☊ so ☊
She's a professor of something or other (= I'm not sure what) at Leeds. ☊ something ☊
There's something in (= some truth or some fact or opinion worth considering in) what he says. ☊ something ☊
I was somewhat surprised to see him. ☊ somewhat ☊
The situation has changed somewhat since we last met. ☊ somewhat ☊
What happened to them remains somewhat of a mystery. ☊ somewhat ☊
sorry (about sth): No one is sorrier than I am about what happened. ☊ sorry ☊
'What sort of music do you like?' 'Oh, all sorts.' ☊ sort ☊
For dessert there's a fruit pie of some sort (= you are not sure what kind). ☊ sort ☊
What sort of price did you want to pay? (= approximately how much) ☊ sort ☊
What sort of time do you call this? (= I'm very angry that you have come so late.) ☊ sort ☊
What is their main source of income? ☊ source ☊
speak sth: What language is it they're speaking? ☊ speak ☊
What are your special interests? ☊ special ☊
'I'd like your help tomorrow.' 'Can you be more specific (= tell me exactly what you want)?' ☊ specific ☊
freedom of speech (= the right to say openly what you think) ☊ speech ☊
I won't tell you what happens in the last chapter—I don't want to spoil it for you. ☊ spoil ☊
What's your favourite sport? ☊ sport ☊
'The book's by T.C. Smith.' 'What does the 'T.C.' stand for?' ☊ stand for sth ☊
Standards aren't what they used to be. ☊ standard ☊
What star rating does this restaurant have? ☊ star ☊
What time are we starting tomorrow? ☊ start ☊
start by doing sth: Let's start by reviewing what we did last week. ☊ start ☊
state how, what, etc...: State clearly how many tickets you require. ☊ state ☊
We stayed to see what would happen. ☊ stay ☊
What time is it? My watch has stopped. ☊ stop ☊
There's no stopping us now (= nothing can prevent us from achieving what we want to achieve). ☊ stop ☊
You can't stop people from saying what they think. ☊ stop ☊
stop sb/sth doing sth: You can't stop people saying what they think. ☊ stop ☊
Please stop crying and tell me what's wrong. ☊ stop ☊
stop what...: Mike immediately stopped what he was doing. ☊ stop ☊
Street sport is informal and based on whatever people want to play. ☊ street ☊
stress how, what, etc...: I cannot stress too much how important this is. ☊ stress ☊
it strikes sb how, what, etc...: It suddenly struck me how we could improve the situation. ☊ strike ☊
What a beautiful stroke! ☊ stroke ☊
study how, what, etc...: The group will study how the region coped with the loss of thousands of jobs. ☊ study ☊
What's all that sticky stuff on the carpet? ☊ stuff ☊
What's all this 'Mrs Smith' stuff? Call me Anna. ☊ stuff ☊
I'm surprised he rides a motorbike—I'd have thought big cars were more his style (= what suited him). ☊ style ☊
I tried to discuss it with her but only succeeded in making her angry (= I failed and did the opposite of what I intended). ☊ succeed ☊
What's the secret of your success? ☊ success ☊
They had been invited to a Hindu wedding and were not sure what happened on such occasions. ☊ such ☊
I suddenly realized what I had to do. ☊ suddenly ☊
suggest how, what, etc...: Can you suggest how I might contact him? ☊ suggest ☊
suggest sth to sb: What do these results suggest to you? ☊ suggest ☊
sum what...: Can I just sum up what we've agreed so far? ☊ sum up, sum sth up ☊
suppose sb/sth (to be/have) sth: suppose sb/sth + adj./noun: Suppose him (to be) dead—what then? ☊ suppose ☊
What I'm saying, I suppose, is that she's not really suitable for the job. ☊ suppose ☊
'Yes and no.' 'What is that supposed to mean?' (= showing that you are annoyed) ☊ be supposed to do/be sth ☊
No one knows for sure what happened. ☊ for sure ☊
What a nice surprise! ☊ surprise ☊
surprise sb how, what, etc...: It's always surprised me how popular he is. ☊ surprise ☊
It's surprising what people will do for money. ☊ surprising ☊
What is the chemical symbol for copper? ☊ symbol ☊
Don't take offence (= be offended) at what I said. ☊ take ☊
take sth (as sth): She took what he said as a compliment. ☊ take ☊
take sth to do sth: What did you take his comments to mean? ☊ take ☊
What are you talking about? (= used when you are surprised, annoyed and/or worried by sth that sb has just said) ☊ talk ☊
I don't know what you're talking about (= used to say that you did not do sth that sb has accused you of). ☊ talk ☊
teach sb how, what, etc...: My father taught me how to ride a bike. ☊ teach ☊
What's on television tonight? ☊ on (the) television ☊
tell which, what, etc...: The kittens look exactly alike—how can you tell which is which? ☊ tell ☊
tell sb sth: Do what I tell you. ☊ tell ☊
tell sb what, when, etc...: Don't tell me what to do! ☊ tell ☊
tell sb how, what, etc...: I can't tell you how happy I am. ☊ tell ☊
What did I tell you? (= you should have listened to my advice) ☊ tell ☊
Are you telling me you didn't have any help with this? (= I don't believe what you have said) ☊ tell ☊
tell sb where, what, etc...: Tell me where you live. ☊ tell ☊
What terrible news! ☊ terrible ☊
What can I do about that? ☊ that ☊
That's exactly what I think. ☊ that ☊
What's the matter? ☊ the ☊
current ideas about what makes good theatre (= what makes good entertainment when performed) ☊ theatre ☊
What are you doing with those matches? Give them to me. ☊ them ☊
'You haven't done anything to upset me.' 'So what's wrong, then?' ☊ then ☊
think what, how, etc...: He was trying to think what to do. ☊ think ☊
think sth: You're very quiet. What are you thinking? ☊ think ☊
think what, how, etc...: I was just thinking what a long way it is. ☊ think ☊
think sth (about sth): What did you think about the idea? ☊ think ☊
Well, I like it. What do you think? ☊ think ☊
'What shall we do now?' 'I'll think of something.' ☊ think of sth/sb ☊
I've been thinking over what you said. ☊ think sth over ☊
What is the current thinking on this question? ☊ thinking ☊
What's this I hear about you getting married? ☊ this ☊
What a waste of time! ☊ time ☊
What's the hurry? We have all the time in the world. ☊ time ☊
What time is it/What's the time? ☊ time ☊
What time do you make it? ☊ time ☊
What time do you have? ☊ time ☊
Can she tell the time yet (= say what time it is by looking at a clock)? ☊ time ☊
What time do you finish work? ☊ time ☊
What have you done to your hair? ☊ to ☊
The industry today is nothing to what it once was. ☊ to ☊
To be honest with you, I don't remember what he said. ☊ to ☊
I don't know what to say. ☊ to ☊
Who knows what changes tomorrow may bring? ☊ tomorrow ☊
His speech was tuned to what the audience wanted to hear. ☊ tune ☊
What's on TV tonight? ☊ TV ☊
He's inclined to put two and two together and make five (= reaches the wrong conclusion from what he sees, hears, etc.). ☊ put two and two together ☊
What do you charge for this type of work? ☊ type ☊
What do you charge for work of this type? ☊ type ☊
We will accept ultimate responsibility for whatever happens. ☊ ultimate ☊
They're both uncertain about what to do. ☊ uncertain ☊
It is uncertain what his role in the company will be. ☊ uncertain ☊
I'm under no illusions about what hard work this will be. ☊ under ☊
understand what, how, etc...: They understand what I have been through. ☊ understand ☊
understand why, what, etc...: I could never understand why she was fired. ☊ understand ☊
They're too young to understand what is happening. ☊ understand ☊
understand what...: I don't understand what he's saying. ☊ understand ☊
We finally came to an understanding about what hours we would work. ☊ understanding ☊
What's up? (= What is the matter?) ☊ up ☊
What's up with him? He looks furious. ☊ up ☊
What's the use of worrying about it? ☊ it's no use (doing sth), what's the use (of doing sth)? ☊
'What time do you start work?' 'It varies.' ☊ vary ☊
She gave us her version of what had happened that day. ☊ version ☊
'Is it what you expected?' 'Oh yes, very much so.' ☊ very ☊
What is needed is a frank exchange of views. ☊ view ☊
wake (up): What time do you usually wake up in the morning? ☊ wake ☊
What this house wants is a good clean. ☊ want ☊
Thanks for the present—it's just what I wanted. ☊ want ☊
I can do whatever I want. ☊ want ☊
want (to do sth): What do you want to do tomorrow? ☊ want ☊
warn sb what, how, etc...: I had been warned what to expect. ☊ warn ☊
What a waste of paper! ☊ waste ☊
We watched to see what would happen next. ☊ watch ☊
watch what, how, etc...: Watch what I do, then you try. ☊ watch ☊
I have to watch every penny (= be careful what I spend). ☊ watch ☊
watch where, what, etc...: Hey, watch where you're going! ☊ watch ☊
way (that...): It's not what you say, it's the way that you say it. ☊ way ☊
I generally get what I want one way or another (= by some means). ☊ way ☊
What's the time, by the way? ☊ by the way ☊
The price is way above what we can afford. ☊ way ☊
What day of the week is it? ☊ week ☊
Well done! (= expressing admiration for what sb has done) ☊ well ☊
Well, really! What a thing to say! ☊ well ☊
What is your name? ☊ what ☊
What (= what job) does he do? ☊ what ☊
What time is it? ☊ what ☊
What kind of music do you like? ☊ what ☊
What you need is a good meal. ☊ what ☊
Nobody knows what will happen next. ☊ what ☊
I spent what little time I had with my family. ☊ what ☊
What awful weather! ☊ what ☊
What a beautiful house! ☊ what ☊
What about a trip to France? ☊ what about...? ☊
What about you, Joe? Do you like football? ☊ what about...? ☊
What? I can't hear you. ☊ what? ☊
'Mummy!' 'What?' 'I'm thirsty.' ☊ what? ☊
'It will cost $500.' 'What?' ☊ what? ☊
'I asked her to marry me.' 'You what? ' ☊ what? ☊
What is this tool for? ☊ what for? ☊
What did you do that for (= why did you do that)? ☊ what for? ☊
'I need to see a doctor.' 'What for?' ☊ what for? ☊
What if the train is late? ☊ what if...? ☊
What if she forgets to bring it? ☊ what if...? ☊
Take whatever action is needed. ☊ whatever ☊
Do whatever you like. ☊ whatever ☊
Whatever decision he made I would support it. ☊ whatever ☊
You have our support, whatever you decide. ☊ whatever ☊
When (= in what circumstances) would such a solution be possible? ☊ when ☊
Where (= at what point) did I go wrong in my calculations? ☊ where ☊
Where (= in what book, newspaper, etc.) did you read that? ☊ where ☊
Just where (= to what situation or final argument) is all this leading us? ☊ where ☊
whisper about sth: What are you two whispering about? ☊ whisper ☊
In spite of what happened, he never lost the will to live. ☊ will ☊
She always wants to impose her will on other people (= to get what she wants). ☊ will ☊
If you wish really hard, maybe you'll get what you want. ☊ wish ☊
His dearest wish (= what he wants most of all) is to see his grandchildren again. ☊ wish ☊
+ speech: 'What should I do now?' she wondered. ☊ wonder ☊
It's wonderful what you can do when you have to. ☊ wonderful ☊
to keep your word (= do what you promised) ☊ word ☊
He promised to help and was as good as his word (= did what he promised). ☊ word ☊
He's a man of his word (= he does what he promises). ☊ word ☊
Have a word with Pat and see what she thinks. ☊ word ☊
What's the Spanish word for 'table'? ☊ word ☊
Tell me what happened in your own words. ☊ word ☊
work what, where, etc...: Can you work out what these squiggles mean? ☊ work sth out ☊
What line of work are you in (= what type of work do you do)? ☊ work ☊
worry sb/yourself (about sb/sth): What worries me is how I am going to get another job. ☊ worry ☊
it worries sb to do sth: It worried me to think what might happen. ☊ worry ☊
wrong with sth/with doing sth: What's wrong with eating meat? ☊ wrong ☊
wrong that...: It is wrong that he should not be punished for what he did. ☊ wrong ☊
'What's wrong?' 'Oh, nothing.' ☊ wrong ☊
She would prove him wrong (= prove that he was wrong) whatever happened. ☊ wrong ☊
If you do what she tells you, you won't go far wrong. ☊ go wrong ☊
Where did we go wrong with those kids (= what mistakes did we make for them to behave so badly)? ☊ go wrong ☊
What else can go wrong (= what other problems are we going to have)? ☊ go wrong ☊
Don't get me wrong (= do not be offended by what I am going to say), I think he's doing a good job, but... ☊ get sb wrong ☊
What happened at yesterday's meeting? ☊ yesterday ☊
We have yet to decide what action to take (= We have not decided what action to take). ☊ yet ☊
quel ☊ quel livre cherchiez-vous? ☊
quoi ☊ je ne sais pas de quoi vous parlez ☊