what of

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what of

adverb

What about; used to ask someone to consider something or someone that they have apparently not considered.

preposition

rare Because of, due to. What of the thin and rotten ice he had felt under his feet all day, it seemed that he sensed disaster close at hand, out there ahead on the ice where his master was trying to drive him.
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@misc{what_of_2026,
  title = {what of},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/what%20of},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}