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wot.

To know (a fact).

3 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/wɔt/Australia/wɒt/UK/wɑt/General-American
  1. To know (a fact).

    archaic
Where this word comes from

From Middle English woten, from Old English weotan. An extension of the present-tense form of wit (verb) to apply to all forms.

verb/wɔt/Australia/wɒt/UK/wɑt/General-American
  1. first-person singular present indicative of wit

    first-person · form-of · indicative · present · singular
  2. third-person singular simple present indicative of wit

    form-of · indicative · present · singular · third-person
Where this word comes from

From wit, in return from Old English witan.

intj/wɔt/Australia/wɒt/UK/wɑt/General-American
  1. Eye dialect spelling of what.

    alt-of · pronunciation-spelling
    Wot, no bananas?
Where this word comes from

Representing pronunciation.

pron/wɔt/Australia/wɒt/UK/wɑt/General-American
  1. Eye dialect spelling of what.

    alt-of · pronunciation-spelling
Where this word comes from

Representing pronunciation.

adv/wɔt/Australia/wɒt/UK/wɑt/General-American
  1. Alternative form of what (used to contradict an assumption)

    Singlish · alt-of · alternative · not-comparable
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