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Meaning of what for | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

An unspecified punishment or rebuke.

colloquial, idiomatic, usually

Equivalents

العربية لم لماذا
Беларуская наво́шта
བོད་སྐད ག་རེ་བྱས་ནས
Deutsch wofür
Eesti miks
Français Pourquoi
עברית למה
Magyar miért minek mire
Italiano perché
日本語 どうして
Kurdî Miks mirê
Македонски зошто чуму
Polski dlaczego na co nauczka po co
Português para quê?
Српски čemu kako oroz biber melje mire чему
Svenska varför
Tagalog para saan
Українська наві́що

Examples

“When your dad gets home, he'll give you (a) what for.”
“- Fagin, I'm waiting. - Waiting, my dear? What for? - Bill will give you "what for" if you don't fork out.”
“Cranky Kong: 'NOW GET OUT THERE AND GIVE THOSE LITTLE DRUM GUYS WHAT FOR. YES, I SAID "WHAT FOR." I'M OLD. GET OVER IT.'”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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