wh- questionnoun [ C ]
uk/dʌb.əl.juːˈeɪtʃ ˌkwes.tʃən//dʌb.əl.juːˈeɪtʃ ˌkwes.tʃən/specializeda question in English that is a request for information. Wh- questions usually start with a word beginning with wh-, but "how" is also included. The wh- words are: what, when, where, who, whom, which, whose, why, and how.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Linguistics: question words & expressions
- devil
- how about...? idiom
- how, what, why, etc. on earth... idiom
- in God's/heaven's name idiom
- interrogative
- shall
- what the blazes...? idiom
- what's the score? idiom
- what/where/how/why the devil idiom
- whatever
- when
- whence
- whenever
- where
- which
- whither
- whose
- why
- world
- would you like...? idiom
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