"what about" meaning in All languages combined

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Adverb [English]

Audio: en-us-what about.ogg [Mid-Atlantic]
Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} what about (not comparable)
  1. Used to make a suggestion. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms (making a suggestion): how about, how's about Translations (used to make a suggestion): ...怎麼樣 (Chinese Mandarin), ...怎么样 (...zěnmeyàng) (Chinese Mandarin), hvad med (Danish), wat zeg je van (Dutch), იქნებ (ikneb) (Georgian), wie wär's mit (German), se (Italian), ...いかがですか (...ikaga desu ka) (Japanese), ...どうですか (...dō desu ka) (Japanese), pakananu (Kapampangan), 어때요 (eottaeyo) (Korean), co powiesz na (Polish), que tal...? (Portuguese), quem sabe…? (Portuguese), что́ е́сли (štó jésli) (Russian), как насчёт (kak nasčót) [with-genitive] (Russian), ¿qué tal...? (Spanish), vad sägs om att (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-what_about-en-adv-wgZEgdOr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 64 10 17 9 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 60 14 16 10 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 56 15 17 12 Disambiguation of 'making a suggestion': 93 1 3 4 Disambiguation of 'used to make a suggestion': 69 29 1 1
  2. Used to ask someone to consider something or someone that they have apparently not considered. Tags: not-comparable Translations (used to ask someone to consider something or someone that they have apparently not considered): ...怎麼樣 (Chinese Mandarin), ...怎么样 (...zěnmeyàng) (Chinese Mandarin), ...呢 (english: ...ne) (Chinese Mandarin), hvad med (Danish), en (Dutch), hoe zit het met (Dutch), entä (Finnish), et (French), quid (French), qu’en est-il de (French), und (German), was ist mit (German), e (Italian), (wa) (Japanese), ing (Kapampangan), mang (Kapampangan), (neun) (Korean), shąʼ (Navajo), e (Ngazidja Comorian), a (Polish), e...? (Portuguese), e sobre...? (Portuguese), e quanto a...? (Portuguese), а (a) (Russian), а ка́к же (a kák že) (Russian), как насчёт (alt: а) [with-genitive] (Russian), y (Spanish), ¿qué tal...? (Spanish), och...då (Swedish), còn (Vietnamese), còn ... thì sao (Vietnamese), וואָס איז מיט (vos iz mit) (Yiddish)
    Sense id: en-what_about-en-adv-Av1CN6ly Disambiguation of 'used to ask someone to consider something or someone that they have apparently not considered': 32 67 1 1
  3. To repeat a question but referring to a different subject or object. Tags: not-comparable Derived forms: whataboutery, whataboutism
    Sense id: en-what_about-en-adv-WSvBADNG
  4. To express approval of an occurrence or a result. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-what_about-en-adv-5sZJOvqH
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms (asking for consideration): what of, how about Translations (used to express approval): entäpä (Finnish), entä (Finnish) Translations (used to repeat a question): ကော (kau:) (Burmese), (Chinese Mandarin), hvad med (Danish), entä (Finnish), et (French), quid (French), (wa) (Japanese), (neun) (Korean), a (Polish), e...? (Portuguese), а (a) (Russian), còn (Vietnamese)
Disambiguation of 'asking for consideration': 44 37 12 8 Disambiguation of 'used to express approval': 47 39 1 13 Disambiguation of 'used to repeat a question': 49 41 9 1

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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adv",
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        {
          "text": "What about going to a restaurant tonight?",
          "type": "example"
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        "Used to make a suggestion."
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          "_dis1": "93 1 3 4",
          "sense": "making a suggestion",
          "word": "how about"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 1 3 4",
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          "word": "how's about"
        }
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          "_dis1": "69 29 1 1",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "used to make a suggestion",
          "word": "...怎麼樣"
        },
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          "_dis1": "69 29 1 1",
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        },
        {
          "_dis1": "69 29 1 1",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "used to make a suggestion",
          "word": "hvad med"
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          "_dis1": "69 29 1 1",
          "code": "nl",
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          "sense": "used to make a suggestion",
          "word": "wat zeg je van"
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          "sense": "used to make a suggestion"
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          "code": "fr",
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          "note": "si + imperfect",
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          "_dis1": "69 29 1 1",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "ikneb",
          "sense": "used to make a suggestion",
          "word": "იქნებ"
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          "code": "de",
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          "sense": "used to make a suggestion",
          "word": "wie wär's mit"
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          "sense": "used to make a suggestion",
          "word": "se"
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          "_dis1": "69 29 1 1",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "note": "e se + subjunctive",
          "sense": "used to make a suggestion"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "69 29 1 1",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "...ikaga desu ka",
          "sense": "used to make a suggestion",
          "word": "...いかがですか"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "69 29 1 1",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "...dō desu ka",
          "sense": "used to make a suggestion",
          "word": "...どうですか"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "69 29 1 1",
          "code": "pam",
          "lang": "Kapampangan",
          "sense": "used to make a suggestion",
          "word": "pakananu"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "69 29 1 1",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "eottaeyo",
          "sense": "used to make a suggestion",
          "word": "어때요"
        },
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          "_dis1": "69 29 1 1",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "used to make a suggestion",
          "word": "co powiesz na"
        },
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          "_dis1": "69 29 1 1",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "used to make a suggestion",
          "word": "que tal...?"
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        {
          "_dis1": "69 29 1 1",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "used to make a suggestion",
          "word": "quem sabe…?"
        },
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          "_dis1": "69 29 1 1",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "štó jésli",
          "sense": "used to make a suggestion",
          "word": "что́ е́сли"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "69 29 1 1",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "kak nasčót",
          "sense": "used to make a suggestion",
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            "with-genitive"
          ],
          "word": "как насчёт"
        },
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          "_dis1": "69 29 1 1",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "used to make a suggestion",
          "word": "¿qué tal...?"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "69 29 1 1",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "used to make a suggestion",
          "word": "vad sägs om att"
        }
      ]
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        {
          "text": "You're obviously having a good time, but what about me?",
          "type": "example"
        }
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        "Used to ask someone to consider something or someone that they have apparently not considered."
      ],
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        "not-comparable"
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          "_dis1": "32 67 1 1",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "used to ask someone to consider something or someone that they have apparently not considered",
          "word": "...怎麼樣"
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          "_dis1": "32 67 1 1",
          "code": "cmn",
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          "roman": "...zěnmeyàng",
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        },
        {
          "_dis1": "32 67 1 1",
          "code": "cmn",
          "english": "...ne",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "used to ask someone to consider something or someone that they have apparently not considered",
          "word": "...呢"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "32 67 1 1",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "used to ask someone to consider something or someone that they have apparently not considered",
          "word": "hvad med"
        },
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          "_dis1": "32 67 1 1",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "used to ask someone to consider something or someone that they have apparently not considered",
          "word": "en"
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        {
          "_dis1": "32 67 1 1",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "used to ask someone to consider something or someone that they have apparently not considered",
          "word": "hoe zit het met"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "32 67 1 1",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "used to ask someone to consider something or someone that they have apparently not considered",
          "word": "entä"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "32 67 1 1",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "used to ask someone to consider something or someone that they have apparently not considered",
          "word": "et"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "32 67 1 1",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "used to ask someone to consider something or someone that they have apparently not considered",
          "word": "quid"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "32 67 1 1",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "used to ask someone to consider something or someone that they have apparently not considered",
          "word": "qu’en est-il de"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "32 67 1 1",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "used to ask someone to consider something or someone that they have apparently not considered",
          "word": "und"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "32 67 1 1",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "used to ask someone to consider something or someone that they have apparently not considered",
          "word": "was ist mit"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "32 67 1 1",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "used to ask someone to consider something or someone that they have apparently not considered",
          "word": "e"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "32 67 1 1",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "wa",
          "sense": "used to ask someone to consider something or someone that they have apparently not considered",
          "word": "は"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "32 67 1 1",
          "code": "pam",
          "lang": "Kapampangan",
          "sense": "used to ask someone to consider something or someone that they have apparently not considered",
          "word": "ing"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "32 67 1 1",
          "code": "pam",
          "lang": "Kapampangan",
          "sense": "used to ask someone to consider something or someone that they have apparently not considered",
          "word": "mang"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "32 67 1 1",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "neun",
          "sense": "used to ask someone to consider something or someone that they have apparently not considered",
          "word": "는"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "32 67 1 1",
          "code": "nv",
          "lang": "Navajo",
          "sense": "used to ask someone to consider something or someone that they have apparently not considered",
          "word": "shąʼ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "32 67 1 1",
          "code": "zdj",
          "lang": "Ngazidja Comorian",
          "sense": "used to ask someone to consider something or someone that they have apparently not considered",
          "word": "e"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "32 67 1 1",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "used to ask someone to consider something or someone that they have apparently not considered",
          "word": "a"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "32 67 1 1",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "used to ask someone to consider something or someone that they have apparently not considered",
          "word": "e...?"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "32 67 1 1",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "used to ask someone to consider something or someone that they have apparently not considered",
          "word": "e sobre...?"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "32 67 1 1",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "used to ask someone to consider something or someone that they have apparently not considered",
          "word": "e quanto a...?"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "32 67 1 1",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "a",
          "sense": "used to ask someone to consider something or someone that they have apparently not considered",
          "word": "а"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "32 67 1 1",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "a kák že",
          "sense": "used to ask someone to consider something or someone that they have apparently not considered",
          "word": "а ка́к же"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "32 67 1 1",
          "alt": "а",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "sense": "used to ask someone to consider something or someone that they have apparently not considered",
          "tags": [
            "with-genitive"
          ],
          "word": "как насчёт"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "32 67 1 1",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "used to ask someone to consider something or someone that they have apparently not considered",
          "word": "y"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "32 67 1 1",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "used to ask someone to consider something or someone that they have apparently not considered",
          "word": "¿qué tal...?"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "32 67 1 1",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "used to ask someone to consider something or someone that they have apparently not considered",
          "word": "och...då"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "32 67 1 1",
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "used to ask someone to consider something or someone that they have apparently not considered",
          "word": "còn"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "32 67 1 1",
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "used to ask someone to consider something or someone that they have apparently not considered",
          "word": "còn ... thì sao"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "32 67 1 1",
          "code": "yi",
          "lang": "Yiddish",
          "roman": "vos iz mit",
          "sense": "used to ask someone to consider something or someone that they have apparently not considered",
          "word": "וואָס איז מיט"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "derived": [
        {
          "_dis1": "35 0 65 0",
          "word": "whataboutery"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "35 0 65 0",
          "word": "whataboutism"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "A: Is John coming tomorrow? B:Yes A: What about David?"
        },
        {
          "text": "A: Do you like football? B:No A: What about basketball?"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To repeat a question but referring to a different subject or object."
      ],
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      "links": [
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          "repeat",
          "repeat#English"
        ],
        [
          "question",
          "question#English"
        ],
        [
          "subject",
          "subject#English"
        ],
        [
          "object",
          "object#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "not-comparable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "What about the second goal!",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To express approval of an occurrence or a result."
      ],
      "id": "en-what_about-en-adv-5sZJOvqH",
      "links": [
        [
          "approval",
          "approval#English"
        ],
        [
          "occurrence",
          "occurrence#English"
        ],
        [
          "result",
          "result#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "not-comparable"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "tags": [
        "Mid-Atlantic"
      ],
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    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "44 37 12 8",
      "sense": "asking for consideration",
      "word": "what of"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "44 37 12 8",
      "sense": "asking for consideration",
      "word": "how about"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "_dis1": "49 41 9 1",
      "code": "my",
      "lang": "Burmese",
      "roman": "kau:",
      "sense": "used to repeat a question",
      "word": "ကော"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "49 41 9 1",
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "used to repeat a question",
      "word": "呢"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "49 41 9 1",
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "used to repeat a question",
      "word": "hvad med"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "49 41 9 1",
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "used to repeat a question",
      "word": "entä"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "49 41 9 1",
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "used to repeat a question",
      "word": "et"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "49 41 9 1",
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "used to repeat a question",
      "word": "quid"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "49 41 9 1",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "wa",
      "sense": "used to repeat a question",
      "word": "は"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "49 41 9 1",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "neun",
      "sense": "used to repeat a question",
      "word": "는"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "49 41 9 1",
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "used to repeat a question",
      "word": "a"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "49 41 9 1",
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "used to repeat a question",
      "word": "e...?"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "49 41 9 1",
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "a",
      "sense": "used to repeat a question",
      "word": "а"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "49 41 9 1",
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "used to repeat a question",
      "word": "còn"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "47 39 1 13",
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "used to express approval",
      "word": "entäpä"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "47 39 1 13",
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "used to express approval",
      "word": "entä"
    }
  ],
  "word": "what about"
}
{
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    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English entries with language name categories using raw markup",
    "English interrogative adverbs",
    "English lemmas",
    "English multiword terms",
    "English terms with audio links",
    "English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
    "English uncomparable adverbs"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "whataboutery"
    },
    {
      "word": "whataboutism"
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "what about (not comparable)",
      "name": "en-adv"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "What about going to a restaurant tonight?",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Used to make a suggestion."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "not-comparable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "You're obviously having a good time, but what about me?",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Used to ask someone to consider something or someone that they have apparently not considered."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "not-comparable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "A: Is John coming tomorrow? B:Yes A: What about David?"
        },
        {
          "text": "A: Do you like football? B:No A: What about basketball?"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To repeat a question but referring to a different subject or object."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "repeat",
          "repeat#English"
        ],
        [
          "question",
          "question#English"
        ],
        [
          "subject",
          "subject#English"
        ],
        [
          "object",
          "object#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "not-comparable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "What about the second goal!",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To express approval of an occurrence or a result."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "approval",
          "approval#English"
        ],
        [
          "occurrence",
          "occurrence#English"
        ],
        [
          "result",
          "result#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "not-comparable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "audio": "en-us-what about.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/c/c6/En-us-what_about.ogg/En-us-what_about.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c6/En-us-what_about.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Mid-Atlantic"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Mid-Atlantic)"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "sense": "making a suggestion",
      "word": "how about"
    },
    {
      "sense": "making a suggestion",
      "word": "how's about"
    },
    {
      "sense": "asking for consideration",
      "word": "what of"
    },
    {
      "sense": "asking for consideration",
      "word": "how about"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "used to make a suggestion",
      "word": "...怎麼樣"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "...zěnmeyàng",
      "sense": "used to make a suggestion",
      "word": "...怎么样"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "used to make a suggestion",
      "word": "hvad med"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "used to make a suggestion",
      "word": "wat zeg je van"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "note": "conditional + -ko",
      "sense": "used to make a suggestion"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "note": "mitä jos + conditional",
      "sense": "used to make a suggestion"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "note": "entä jos + conditional",
      "sense": "used to make a suggestion"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "note": "si + imperfect",
      "sense": "used to make a suggestion"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "ikneb",
      "sense": "used to make a suggestion",
      "word": "იქნებ"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "used to make a suggestion",
      "word": "wie wär's mit"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "used to make a suggestion",
      "word": "se"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "note": "e se + subjunctive",
      "sense": "used to make a suggestion"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "...ikaga desu ka",
      "sense": "used to make a suggestion",
      "word": "...いかがですか"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "...dō desu ka",
      "sense": "used to make a suggestion",
      "word": "...どうですか"
    },
    {
      "code": "pam",
      "lang": "Kapampangan",
      "sense": "used to make a suggestion",
      "word": "pakananu"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "eottaeyo",
      "sense": "used to make a suggestion",
      "word": "어때요"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "used to make a suggestion",
      "word": "co powiesz na"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "used to make a suggestion",
      "word": "que tal...?"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "used to make a suggestion",
      "word": "quem sabe…?"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "štó jésli",
      "sense": "used to make a suggestion",
      "word": "что́ е́сли"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "kak nasčót",
      "sense": "used to make a suggestion",
      "tags": [
        "with-genitive"
      ],
      "word": "как насчёт"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "used to make a suggestion",
      "word": "¿qué tal...?"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "used to make a suggestion",
      "word": "vad sägs om att"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "used to ask someone to consider something or someone that they have apparently not considered",
      "word": "...怎麼樣"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "...zěnmeyàng",
      "sense": "used to ask someone to consider something or someone that they have apparently not considered",
      "word": "...怎么样"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "english": "...ne",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "used to ask someone to consider something or someone that they have apparently not considered",
      "word": "...呢"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "used to ask someone to consider something or someone that they have apparently not considered",
      "word": "hvad med"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "used to ask someone to consider something or someone that they have apparently not considered",
      "word": "en"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "used to ask someone to consider something or someone that they have apparently not considered",
      "word": "hoe zit het met"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "used to ask someone to consider something or someone that they have apparently not considered",
      "word": "entä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "used to ask someone to consider something or someone that they have apparently not considered",
      "word": "et"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "used to ask someone to consider something or someone that they have apparently not considered",
      "word": "quid"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "used to ask someone to consider something or someone that they have apparently not considered",
      "word": "qu’en est-il de"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "used to ask someone to consider something or someone that they have apparently not considered",
      "word": "und"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "used to ask someone to consider something or someone that they have apparently not considered",
      "word": "was ist mit"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "used to ask someone to consider something or someone that they have apparently not considered",
      "word": "e"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "wa",
      "sense": "used to ask someone to consider something or someone that they have apparently not considered",
      "word": "は"
    },
    {
      "code": "pam",
      "lang": "Kapampangan",
      "sense": "used to ask someone to consider something or someone that they have apparently not considered",
      "word": "ing"
    },
    {
      "code": "pam",
      "lang": "Kapampangan",
      "sense": "used to ask someone to consider something or someone that they have apparently not considered",
      "word": "mang"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "neun",
      "sense": "used to ask someone to consider something or someone that they have apparently not considered",
      "word": "는"
    },
    {
      "code": "nv",
      "lang": "Navajo",
      "sense": "used to ask someone to consider something or someone that they have apparently not considered",
      "word": "shąʼ"
    },
    {
      "code": "zdj",
      "lang": "Ngazidja Comorian",
      "sense": "used to ask someone to consider something or someone that they have apparently not considered",
      "word": "e"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "used to ask someone to consider something or someone that they have apparently not considered",
      "word": "a"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "used to ask someone to consider something or someone that they have apparently not considered",
      "word": "e...?"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "used to ask someone to consider something or someone that they have apparently not considered",
      "word": "e sobre...?"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "used to ask someone to consider something or someone that they have apparently not considered",
      "word": "e quanto a...?"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "a",
      "sense": "used to ask someone to consider something or someone that they have apparently not considered",
      "word": "а"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "a kák že",
      "sense": "used to ask someone to consider something or someone that they have apparently not considered",
      "word": "а ка́к же"
    },
    {
      "alt": "а",
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "sense": "used to ask someone to consider something or someone that they have apparently not considered",
      "tags": [
        "with-genitive"
      ],
      "word": "как насчёт"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "used to ask someone to consider something or someone that they have apparently not considered",
      "word": "y"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "used to ask someone to consider something or someone that they have apparently not considered",
      "word": "¿qué tal...?"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "used to ask someone to consider something or someone that they have apparently not considered",
      "word": "och...då"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "used to ask someone to consider something or someone that they have apparently not considered",
      "word": "còn"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "used to ask someone to consider something or someone that they have apparently not considered",
      "word": "còn ... thì sao"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "vos iz mit",
      "sense": "used to ask someone to consider something or someone that they have apparently not considered",
      "word": "וואָס איז מיט"
    },
    {
      "code": "my",
      "lang": "Burmese",
      "roman": "kau:",
      "sense": "used to repeat a question",
      "word": "ကော"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "used to repeat a question",
      "word": "呢"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "used to repeat a question",
      "word": "hvad med"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "used to repeat a question",
      "word": "entä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "used to repeat a question",
      "word": "et"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "used to repeat a question",
      "word": "quid"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "wa",
      "sense": "used to repeat a question",
      "word": "は"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "neun",
      "sense": "used to repeat a question",
      "word": "는"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "used to repeat a question",
      "word": "a"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "used to repeat a question",
      "word": "e...?"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "a",
      "sense": "used to repeat a question",
      "word": "а"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "used to repeat a question",
      "word": "còn"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "used to express approval",
      "word": "entäpä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "used to express approval",
      "word": "entä"
    }
  ],
  "word": "what about"
}
{
  "called_from": "form_descriptions/2028",
  "msg": "more than one value in \"alt\": (a) kak nasčót vs. а",
  "path": [
    "what about"
  ],
  "section": "English",
  "subsection": "adverb",
  "title": "what about",
  "trace": ""
}

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