"what do you want" meaning in English

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Phrase

Head templates: {{head|en|phrase}} what do you want
  1. (informal) Indicates that the listener is paying attention to the speaker, and wishes to know why they were approached or interrupted. Tags: informal Synonyms: what [informal], what is it, yeah [informal], yes Translations (to indicate that the listener is paying attention): 咩呀? (english: me¹ aa³?) (Chinese Cantonese), mitä nyt? (Finnish), mitä haluat? (english: literal) (Finnish), weh yuh waan (Jamaican Creole), なんでしょう? (nandeshō?) (Japanese), kamu mau apa? (Malay), काय हवं आहे? (kāy hava āhe?) (Marathi), तुला काय हवं आहे? (tulā kāy hava āhe?) (Marathi), तुम्हाला काय हवं आहे? (tumhālā kāy hava āhe?) (Marathi)
    Sense id: en-what_do_you_want-en-phrase-MLFldXfk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasebook, English phrasebook/Greetings, English questions, English sentences, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Cantonese translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Jamaican Creole translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Malay translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Marathi translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 72 28 Disambiguation of English phrasebook: 75 25 Disambiguation of English phrasebook/Greetings: 60 40 Disambiguation of English questions: 64 36 Disambiguation of English sentences: 64 36 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 75 25 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 74 26 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 77 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Cantonese translations: 76 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 73 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Jamaican Creole translations: 81 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 78 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Malay translations: 72 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 74 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Marathi translations: 74 26 Disambiguation of 'to indicate that the listener is paying attention': 90 10
  2. (informal) A rude greeting, implying that the speaker does not wish to engage in formalities. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-what_do_you_want-en-phrase-9p216jO1 Categories (other): English greetings Disambiguation of English greetings: 30 70

Alternative forms

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        "(informal) Indicates that the listener is paying attention to the speaker, and wishes to know why they were approached or interrupted."
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          "sense": "to indicate that the listener is paying attention",
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      "code": "yue",
      "english": "me¹ aa³?",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "sense": "to indicate that the listener is paying attention",
      "word": "咩呀?"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to indicate that the listener is paying attention",
      "word": "mitä nyt?"
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      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to indicate that the listener is paying attention",
      "word": "mitä haluat?"
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      "lang": "Jamaican Creole",
      "sense": "to indicate that the listener is paying attention",
      "word": "weh yuh waan"
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      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "nandeshō?",
      "sense": "to indicate that the listener is paying attention",
      "word": "なんでしょう?"
    },
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      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "to indicate that the listener is paying attention",
      "word": "kamu mau apa?"
    },
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      "lang": "Marathi",
      "roman": "kāy hava āhe?",
      "sense": "to indicate that the listener is paying attention",
      "word": "काय हवं आहे?"
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      "lang": "Marathi",
      "roman": "tulā kāy hava āhe?",
      "sense": "to indicate that the listener is paying attention",
      "word": "तुला काय हवं आहे?"
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      "code": "mr",
      "lang": "Marathi",
      "roman": "tumhālā kāy hava āhe?",
      "sense": "to indicate that the listener is paying attention",
      "word": "तुम्हाला काय हवं आहे?"
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  "word": "what do you want"
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