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what
Pronoun
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What is used to ask for information about things.
What did you see?
What do you mean?
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What is used to add a clause with more information.
I don't know what you mean.
I'll tell you what to do.
I'll see what I can do to help.
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What is used when you want to describe something instead of naming it.
Take what you can find.
Can I see what you did?
I could change it if that's what you want.
what
Determinative
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What is used to ask about the member(s) of a group.
What book did you buy?
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What is used to add a clause to identify the member(s) of a group.
I don't know what problems you mean.
I'll tell you what button to push.
I'll see what food I can give.
what
Adjective
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used to show that you feel strongly about something.
What a great book this is!
did
Verb
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The past tense of do as an auxiliary verb.
Where did you go for your holiday?
She did not like the movie.
the
Determiner
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Used, instead of a, to reference something specific, already known to exist.
Compare "I read a book." and "I read the book."
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Used with a stress, to show that the word following is special.
Are you the John Smith that I went to school with?
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Used with an adjective that acts like a noun to mean all of the people concerned
The poor are always with us.
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Used with superlatives forms of adjectives and adverbs.
You are the best.
weather
Noun
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The weather in a place is the air temperature, the number of clouds, and the amount of wind and rain or snow.
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The weather conditions at the airport are bad. I don't think the plane will be able to fly.
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The radio says the hot summer weather is going to continue for a few more days.
weather
Verb
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To weather is to be changed by the effects of sun, wind, ice or rain.
The old house had weathered badly.
forecast
Verb
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To forecast is to make an educated guess about the future.
His forecast of how much money the company would make this month was much higher than the actual amount.
forecast
Noun
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A forecast is a prediction of the weather.
What's the forecast for tomorrow?
say
Verb
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When you say something, you share it in words.
He says he is hungry.