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{
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"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"
]
},
{
"examples": [
{
"text": "A: Do you remember John Smith from work? B: Yeah, what about him? A: Oh, nothing. I just ran into him today."
}
],
"glosses": [
"To inquire about the purpose of someone introducing a subject to the speaker."
],
"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"
}
],
"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": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "used to make a suggestion",
"word": "què tal"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "...zěnmeyàng",
"sense": "used to make a suggestion",
"word": "...怎麼樣 /...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",
"roman": "...zěnmeyàng",
"sense": "used to ask someone to consider something or someone that they have apparently not considered",
"word": "...怎麼樣 /...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"
}
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