"what now" meaning in English

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Phrase

Head templates: {{head|en|phrase|head=what now?}} what now?
  1. A request for advice or instruction on what should be done. Synonyms: now what
    Sense id: en-what_now-en-phrase-WQp4As4j
  2. A request, usually rhetorical, to know what, in a series of negative events, is the next negative event occurring. Synonyms: now what
    Sense id: en-what_now-en-phrase-h7Uh~35l Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 73 7 13
  3. Synonym of what do you want? (said out of irritation) Synonyms: what do you want? [synonym, synonym-of] Translations (what do you want?): mitä nyt? (Finnish), qu’est-ce qu’il y a encore (French), quoi encore (French)
    Sense id: en-what_now-en-phrase-Y3f9zQb3 Disambiguation of 'what do you want?': 7 11 81 1
  4. Synonym of how's that Synonyms: how's that [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-what_now-en-phrase-en:beg_pardon

Download JSON data for what now meaning in English (1.6kB)

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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "what do you want?",
      "word": "mitä nyt?"
    },
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      "sense": "what do you want?",
      "word": "qu’est-ce qu’il y a encore"
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