WHAT ABOUT? | Meaning, Definition In Cambridge English Dictionary

Meaning of what about? in English

what about?

idiom Add to word list Add to word list A2 used to suggest something: What about Lola – Shall we invite her? What about taking a few days off? used to ask if someone or something is affected by something: "I think we should stay home today - you've got quite a nasty cold." "But what about the zoo? You said we'd go!" "We'll have to go when you're feeling better, love." "I can only take three in my car." "That's us sorted, but what about Deirdre?" Suggestions & proposals

• about
• bounce something off someone phrasal verb
• by implication
• can't
• co-sponsor
• drop
• if you take my meaning idiom
• implication
• maybe
• move
• mover
• nod
• nomination
• nominee
• proposed
• put ideas into someone's head idiom
• put someone to something idiom
• put something in phrasal verb
• put something/someone forward phrasal verb
• suggest

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what about | American Dictionary

what about

idiom Add to word list Add to word list used for asking for an opinion about something: What about Laurie – should we invite her? (Definition of what about? from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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in Chinese (Traditional) （用於徵求意見）…怎麼樣?… See more in Chinese (Simplified) （用于征求意见）…怎么样?… See more in Spanish ¿y si...?, qué tal, y si… See more in Portuguese e se...?, que tal...?, que tal… See more in Marathi in French in Turkish in Dutch in Tamil in Hindi in Gujarati in Danish in Swedish in Malay in German in Norwegian in Urdu in Ukrainian in Telugu in Bengali in Czech in Indonesian in Thai in Vietnamese in Polish काय - एखाद्याबद्दल काय ठरवायचे हे विचारणे… See more et si…?, qu’en est-il de…?… See more ne dersin?, …-elim mi?, ne haber?… See more wat denk je van …, hoe staat het met …… See more எதையாவது பரிந்துரைக்கப் பயன்படுகிறது… See more किसी चीज़ का सुझाव देने में प्रयुक्त… See more __ની બાબતે શું?… See more hvad med… See more vad sägs om …?, hur skulle det vara med …?, hur är (var) det med …?… See more apa kata, digunakan untuk bertanya tentang berita atau nasihat… See more wie wäre es mit, was ist mit… See more hva med?, hva om?, hvordan går det med?… See more ...کے بارے کیا خیال ہے؟… See more ну, як щодо…?, що нового про …?… See more ఏదైనా సలహా ఇవ్వడానికి వాడుతారు… See more পরামর্শ চাওয়ার জন্য… See more a co takhle, co je s… See more maukah kau, bagaimana pendapatmu… See more ทำสิ่งนั้น ๆ กันไหม, ใช้ถามเพื่อขอข้อมูลหรือคำแนะนำ… See more thế còn?… See more a może tak, co z… See more Need a translator?

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• how/what about...? idiom
• what's that (all) about (then)? idiom
• what about it?, at what of it? idiom
• know what you are talking about idiom

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