what about
Adverb
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Adverb
what about (not comparable)
- Used to make a suggestion.
- What about going to a restaurant tonight?
- Used to ask someone to consider something or someone that they have apparently not considered.
- You're obviously having a good time, but what about me?
- To repeat a question but referring to a different subject or object.
- A: Is John coming tomorrow? B:Yes A: What about David?
- A: Do you like football? B:No A: What about basketball?
- To express approval of an occurrence or a result.
- What about the second goal!
- German: wie wär's mit
- Italian: se, e se + subjunctive
- Portuguese: que tal, quem sabe
- Russian: что́ е́сли
- Spanish: qué tal...
- French: et, quid#French|quid, qu'en est-il de
- German: und, was ist mit
- Italian: e
- Portuguese: e...?, e sobre...?, e quanto a...?
- Russian: а
- Spanish: y, qué tal...
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