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PRONUNCIATION OF WHATABOUTS

whatabouts  [ˈwɒtəˌbaʊts] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WHATABOUTS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Whatabouts is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES WHATABOUTS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of whatabouts in the English dictionary

The definition of whatabouts in the dictionary is what one is doing generally; things that are occupying someone.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH WHATABOUTS


abouts
əˈbaʊts
Coates
kəʊts
floats
fləʊts
foots
fʊts
groats
ɡrəʊts
grouts
ɡraʊts
halutz
xɑˈlʊts
hereabouts
ˈhɪərəˌbaʊts
kibbutz
kɪˈbʊts
never-outs
ˌnɛvəʳˈaʊts
notes
nəʊts
Oates
əʊts
oats
əʊts
Perutz
pəˈrʊts
Scouts
ˈskaʊts
sprouts
spraʊts
thereabouts
ˈðɛərəˌbaʊts
toots
tʊts
totes
təʊts
whereabouts
ˈwɛərəˌbaʊts

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WHATABOUTS

what´s the odds?
what´s up?
what´s what
what´s your poison?
what´s yours?
what´s-her-name
what´s-his-name
what´s-its-name
whata
whataboutery
whatchamacallit
whate´er
whaten
whatever
whatevs
whatness
whatnot
whatsit
whatsitsname
whatso

WORDS THAT END LIKE WHATABOUTS

bean sprouts
Boy Scouts
cold cuts
greedy guts
guts
hate a person´s guts
ins and outs
misery guts
nuts
peanuts
Smuts
swings and roundabouts
to hate sb´s guts
to spill your guts
worryguts

Synonyms and antonyms of whatabouts in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «whatabouts» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WHATABOUTS

Find out the translation of whatabouts to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of whatabouts from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «whatabouts» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

whatabouts
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

whatabouts
570 millions of speakers

English

whatabouts
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

whatabouts
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

whatabouts
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

whatabouts
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

whatabouts
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

whatabouts
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

whatabouts
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Apa khabar
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

whatabouts
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

whatabouts
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

whatabouts
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Apa kabar
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

whatabouts
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

whatabouts
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

काय आहे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

whatabouts
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

whatabouts
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

whatabouts
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

whatabouts
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

whatabouts
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

whatabouts
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

whatabouts
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

whatabouts
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

whatabouts
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of whatabouts

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WHATABOUTS»

The term «whatabouts» is barely ever used and occupies the 203.098 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WHATABOUTS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «whatabouts» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «whatabouts» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about whatabouts

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WHATABOUTS»

Discover the use of whatabouts in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to whatabouts and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Life of Dr. Richard Jennings, the Great Victimizer: ...
g “ There is no sense in growling at an 'evil afar off, for it may never reach us; many things may happen to give it another direction, or to destroy it entirely. Therefore, drop this subject, and entertain me with a recital of your past whatabouts and ...
James KNIGHT (Author of “The Life of Dr. Richard Jennings.”.), 1848
2
The Molding of a Champion: Helping Your Child Shape a ...
No matter how many whatabouts or what if, God already has an answer and a solution. Let's look at the passage again. There are always going to be "things" that happen in our lives. In all things isn't the issue here; rather, it is the fact that God ...
Gregory Jantz, 2006
3
The Divine Order: God First, Family Second, Career Third
These Whatabouts Allan had been gone for two weeks and each day, it got harder to accept our separation. I arrived at my office at around 9:00 am. Zelda was sitting at her desk, sip— ping on a cup of coffee. “Good morning Mrs. Michaels,” ...
Tina Newsome, 2004
4
Slang and Its Analogues Past and Present: A Dictionary ...
Whatabouts, subs, (colloquial).— A matter in hand, something under consideration. 1830. Southey, To G. C.Bedford, 3Mar.You mightknow of all my goingson and whatabouts and whereabouts from Henry Taylor. Whatlike, adj. phr . (colloquial).
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Expect No help: the life and times of Jumpin` Jack Flash
the passion of the situation or philosophical view, depending on the whatabouts or whereabouts we are in this novel and could be viewed as offensive to certain people with certain views, but as we all know, you must get over it . . . otherwise ...
Cesspool Jones, 2013
6
Report of Lewis H. Steiner: inspector of the Sanitary ...
Every mouth was full of rumors as to the numbers, whereabouts, and whatabouts of the Confederate force. One old gentleman, whose attachment to McClellan has become proverbial, declared that it was an impossibility for the rebels to cross ...
Lewis Henry Steiner, United States Sanitary Commission, 1862
7
The life & letters of Washington Irving: Edited by his ...
... Kate, In a letter to Sarah, I gave an account of my whereabouts and whatabouts while in New Tork, last week, where I was detained beyond my intended time by a snowstorm. I was rather in a humdrum mood during my sojourn, and, ...
Pierre M. Irving, 1864
8
The Royalscope Fe-as-ko: A Novel
She stammers some, and I knew she didn't know how much I knew and that she was far too much her mother's daughter to give out any damaging information as to her whereabouts and whatabouts. So she informs me Momma probably ain't ...
Randall Beth Platt, 1997
9
The Dublin University Magazine
Our purpose in dealing with the clever fiction before us is to adopt for the nonce the profession of the Delphic priestess, and from the elevation of our critical tripod aim at a lower kind of divination respecting the whereabouts and whatabouts of ...
‎1858
10
Grass Widow: Making My Way in Depression Alabama
About that, however, I could hope he might have dropped a few ac- cidentally somewhere which no one had ever discovered, the whereabouts and whatabouts of which he would have no reason to divulge. True, I had run away from the very ...
Viola Goode Liddell, 2004

8 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WHATABOUTS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term whatabouts is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Kiwanis bring back bands for this year's concert series
•July 12: The Whatabouts and The Whoevers, with Bill Welsh for the preshow. •July 19: Magic Bus (Music of Woodstock), with Arnie Thomas for the preshow. «Livingston Daily, Jul 15»
2
Theater, club and other summer concerts
Old School Motown: with The New Fantastic Four, The Whatabouts, and Misty Love. Hosted by comedian Mike Bonner, 8 p.m. June 6. $25-$49. DETROIT FREE ... «Detroit Free Press, May 15»
3
Magpies make most of their opportunities
The window on the maybes and the whatabouts offered the first sight of James Frawley in brown and yellow. His first touch had a bit of Melbourne about it when ... «The Age, Feb 15»
4
Top 7 Things to do in Bay County: Bangor Township Schools …
The Paisley Fogg and Detroit based Whatabouts perform Nov. 21 at the State Theatre in Bay City. 2. Be prepared to dance and sing during the fundraiser ... «MLive.com, Nov 14»
5
Paisley Fogg and the Whatabouts rock the Historic Masonic Temple
Making their first appearance in Bay City, the Whatabouts bring back the sound of popular girl groups, like The Supremes, The Ronettes, The Crystals and The ... «Bay City Times, Nov 14»
6
Garden Clippings
Entertainment includes Fifty Amp Fuse 7-11 p.m. Friday, with the Whatabouts 12:30-2:30 p.m., Elvis Tribute with Fred Wolfe 3-5 p.m. and Steve King and the ... «Hometownlife.com, Sep 14»
7
Lenawee County Fair begins Sunday
... Uncle Carl's Dulcimer Society and country rocker KayLyn on Thursday; Second Chance, Johnny Nightrain and the Trainwrecks, and the Whatabouts on Friday ... «Adrian Daily Telegram, Jul 11»
8
Dollhouse: It's About Time Topher Gets Someone, Right?
... on Dollhouse operations back in Washington, D.C. Makes sense, considering a senator, to be played by Alexis Denisof, will investigate Rossum's whatabouts. «BuddyTV, Sep 09»

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