2what adjective
always used before a noun 1 — used to ask someone to indicate the identity or nature of someone or something ▪ What fool told you that? ▪ What book did you read? ▪ What news have you heard from him? ▪ In what way are these two stories the same? ▪ We won the war, but at what price? [=did we lose or give up too much in order to win the war?] 2 — used to say that someone or something is remarkable for having good or bad qualities ▪ What a good idea! ▪ What mountains! ▪ Remember what fun we had? ▪ What a horrible movie! ▪ What a beautiful child. 3 — used to refer to an amount that someone has, uses, etc. ▪ She gave what money she had [=she gave all the money she had] to the homeless man. ▪ Give what excuses you will—it makes no difference. [=no excuses that you may give will make any difference] ▪ He soon gambled away what (little) money he had left. ▪ We spent what (little) time remained chatting.
