adverb

used for asking about the real reason for something

used for asking what has happened to someone or something, because you have not seen them for a long time, or what will happen to them, because you are worried about them

used for asking what arrangements someone makes for something

used for asking where someone puts something

used for asking how someone uses something

used for asking how someone spends their time

used for asking why someone has something

used for asking how you are going to make someone behave better

used for asking why someone is behaving in an unusual or annoying way

used for asking where something or someone is

used for asking where something is

used for asking where someone is now and what they are doing

used for asking why something does not happen or exist now

adverb, conjunction

used for asking or talking about the method of doing something

adverb, conjunction

used for asking or talking about the way that someone behaves or the way that something happens

adverb, conjunction

used for asking or talking about the way in which one thing is different from or similar to another

adverb, conjunction

used for asking or talking about the way that someone or something looks or sounds

adverb, conjunction

used for asking or saying what quantity, distance, age etc something is, or to what degree something is true

adverb, conjunction

used for asking what someone thinks about an experience

a way of saying ‘isn’t it?’

adverb

used for making a request more polite

verb

used for asking if someone is well

adverb

used for asking someone to do something, especially when you are trying to hide the fact that you are annoyed

adverb

used for making a polite request

modal verb

used when making a polite request or offer

adverb

used for asking someone to do something, without saying directly that you want them to do it

modal verb

used for very politely asking permission to do something

adverb

used for forming a question when you expect the answer to be ‘yes’

adverb

used for forming questions that show you think someone should have done something

adverb

an old word meaning ‘perhaps’ or ‘by any chance’

adverb

used when you are making a suggestion, giving advice, or making a polite request

interjection

used as a polite way of asking for something or of asking someone to do something

interjection

used for asking someone to stop doing something annoying

adverb

used for asking someone to do something that you think might not be convenient for them

adverb

used for asking a question or for telling someone to do something

interjection

an old word meaning ‘please’

verb

used for making a polite request

interjection

used for asking a question or for asking for an explanation

adverb, determiner, interjection, predeterminer, pronoun

used for asking which thing, action, or idea something is, or which type of thing, action, or idea something is

adverb, conjunction

used for asking at what time something happens

adverb, conjunction

used for asking in what kind of situation something happens

adverb, conjunction

an old or literary word meaning ‘from where’

adverb, conjunction

used for asking what place someone or something is in, or what place they go to

adverb, conjunction

used for asking about or referring to a situation or a point in a process, discussion, story etc

adverb, conjunction

used for asking or saying what the origin of something is

adverb

used for asking where someone or something is, especially when you are not expecting a very exact answer

determiner, pronoun

used for asking for a specific choice from a limited number of possibilities

adverb

an old word meaning ‘to which place’

adverb

a word used for asking what will happen to something in the future

adverb

used for asking the reason for something

adverb

used for asking someone what they want, for example in a shop. ‘Yes’ can sound impolite if it is expressed as a question

used for asking someone if you can use or have something when they have finished with it

used for asking someone to give you something or do something for you

used for asking someone if they were able to get or do something

used for asking someone if they want anything

used for asking someone what they are thinking about

used when you are asking questions to find out whether something is true

used for saying what someone else has said using different words, as a way of asking them if you have understood it correctly

used for asking someone politely to do something

used for asking someone’s opinion

used for politely asking someone to move so that you can get past them

used for asking people to tell you if they know the answer to a question

used for asking people to tell you if they want something

used for asking something politely

used when someone does not speak when you expect them to

used when you meet someone to ask how they are

used for asking about another person or thing, in addition to the ones that have already been mentioned

used for asking about another aspect of the situation that you have started to discuss

used for asking whether someone can do something

used for asking whether someone has enough of something

used for asking someone for their opinion or their reaction to something

used for asking someone to explain what they have said

used for asking about someone’s health

used for asking or talking about the number of people, things etc that there are

used for asking or saying what the amount of something is

used for asking the price of something

used as a polite way of making a request or asking a question, when you are not sure that you will get a positive answer

used for asking what something is for or why something is happening

used as a direct and rather rude way of asking for something. The polite phrase is ‘I would like’...

a polite way of asking someone for something such as information or their opinion, or asking them to do something

used when you are asking someone politely to do something

used for asking for something politely

used for telling someone to say what they are thinking

used for asking someone to show you something

used for asking someone why they are not saying anything, especially when they usually say what they think

used at the end of a question when you are impatient to find out what is really happening

used when you are asking someone if they would be willing to do something

used for asking someone about their progress or their general situation

used for asking someone to explain the reason for the statement they have just made

used for asking politely if you can do something or have something

used for politely asking someone to do something, especially when you are slightly annoyed

used for asking someone formally and politely to do something

used for saying that you are asking a question because you are interested in finding out the answer and not for any other reason

used for asking someone to do something, in a way that shows that you are angry or upset

used for asking what should be done next

used for asking someone why they did something when you think they made a serious mistake

used for asking for someone’s opinion

used for asking someone for more details about something

used for asking someone to tell you something, especially when you think they do not want to tell you

used for asking someone what they think about something

used for asking someone very politely to do something

used for politely asking someone to do something for you, especially someone you do not know

used when you are going to ask a question

used for asking what events are taking place

used for asking why someone is annoyed or unhappy

used for asking someone what reward they will give you if you do what they want

used for asking someone what their true intentions are when you think they are not being honest

used for asking why someone does not do something

used for asking someone what is happening or what has happened recently

used for asking someone how much you have to pay them

used for asking someone why they are hurrying to do something, and usually for telling them to slow down

used for asking what is wrong

used for asking why someone is behaving in a strange way

used for asking someone for an explanation about something

used for asking someone who looks ill or sad to tell you what problem they have

used for asking why something such as a machine is not working

used for asking someone why they do not approve of something you are doing

used for asking someone to explain what they have said

used for asking someone in a rude way why they need to speak to you or to see you

used for asking the reason for something

used for asking what is happening in a situation

used for asking someone what explanation or excuse they have for their bad behaviour

used for asking what would happen in a particular situation, especially an unpleasant situation

used for asking what would happen in a particular situation

used for asking someone what they want after they have already asked you about other things. This expression shows that you are getting annoyed

used for asking why someone or something is in a particular place because you think they should not be there

used for asking about the qualities or features of a person or thing

used for asking whether something that someone has achieved was worth all the problems it caused

used for asking what someone can do next in a particular situation, especially a difficult one

used for asking someone to do something in a very polite and formal way

used for asking politely whether someone would like something

used for asking politely whether someone would like to do something

used for asking politely for something