WHAT / WHERE / WHO THE BLAZES ... ?

Meaning of WHAT / WHERE / WHO THE BLAZES ... ? in English

( old-fashioned , informal ) used to emphasize that you are annoyed and surprised, to avoid using the word 'hell' :

What the blazes have you done?

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

WHAT — мест. 1) вопрос. а) что (в прямых или косвенных вопросах к подлежащему или дополнениям с предлогом или без предлога; обычно …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
WHO — I. (|)hü, _ü pronoun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hwā; akin to Old High German hwer, interrog. pron., who, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WHERE — I. (|)hw]e(ə)r, (|)w], ]eə sometimes ]a(a)(ə)r or ]a (a)ə; when completely unstressed often (h)wə(r); more often under secondary than primary …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WHAT — I. (|)(h)wä]t, (|)(h)wə] also (|)(h)wȯ]; usu ]d.+V pronoun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hwæt, neuter of hwā who; akin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WHO — (object.) Originally, an interrogative pronoun, later, a relative pronoun also; -- used always substantively, and either as singular or plural. …
Английский словарь Webster
WHO — ( object. ) Originally, an interrogative pronoun, later, a relative pronoun also; -- used always substantively, and either as singular …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WHO — /hooh/ , pron.; possessive whose; objective whom . 1. what person or persons?: Who did it? 2. (of a person) …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WHERE — /hwair, wair/ , adv. 1. in or at what place?: Where is he? Where do you live? 2. in what …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WHAT — /hwut, hwot, wut, wot/ ; unstressed /hweuht, weuht/ , pron. 1. (used interrogatively as a request for specific information): What …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WHERE — I. ˈhwer, ˈwer, (ˌ)(h)wər adverb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hwǣr; akin to Old High German hwār where, Old …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WHAT — I. ˈhwät, ˈhwət, ˈwät, ˈwət pronoun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hwæt, neuter of hwā who — more at …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WHO — pronoun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hwā; akin to Old High German hwer, interrogative pronoun, who, Latin quis, Greek …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WHO — pron one; any; one. 2. who (·obj) originally, an interrogative pronoun, later, a relative pronoun also; used always substantively, …
Webster English vocab
WHERE — noun place; situation. 2. where (·pron & ·conj) whether. 3. where ·conj whereas. 4. where ·adv at or in what …
Webster English vocab
WHAT — noun something; thing; stuff. 2. what (·pron, ·adj, ·adv) as a relative pronoun. 3. what (interrogative ·adv) why? for what …
Webster English vocab
BLAZES — informal used as a euphemism for ‘hell’. → blaze
Concise Oxford English vocab
WHO — [who] pron [ME, fr. OE hwa; akin to OHG hwer, interrog. pron., who, L quis, Gk tis, L qui, rel. …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
WHERE — [where] adv [ME, fr. OE hwaer; akin to OHG hwar where, OE hwa who--more at who] (bef. 12c) 1 a: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
WHAT — [what] pron [ME, fr. OE hwaet, neut. of hwa who--more at who] (bef. 12c) 1 a (1)--used as an interrogative …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
WHO — / huː; NAmE / pronoun 1. used in questions to ask about the name, identity or function of one or …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WHERE — / weə(r); NAmE wer/ adverb , conjunction ■ adverb 1. in or to what place or situation : Where do …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WHAT — / wɒt; NAmE wɑːt; wʌt/ pronoun , determiner 1. used in questions to ask for particular information about sb/sth : …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WHO — I. Who, Dr BrE AmE ⇨ see ↑ Dr Who II. Who, The BrE AmE a British ↑ rock group …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WHO — who S1 W1 /huː/ BrE AmE pronoun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: hwa ] 1 . used to ask …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WHERE — where S1 W1 /weə $ wer/ BrE AmE adverb , conjunction , pronoun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: hwær …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WHAT — what S1 W1 /wɒt $ wɑːt, wʌt/ BrE AmE pronoun , determiner , predeterminer [ Language: Old English ; Origin: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WHO — pron. (obj. whom or colloq. who; poss. whose) 1 a what or which person or persons? (who called?; you know …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WHERE — adv., conj., pron., & n. --interrog.adv. 1 in or to what place or position? (where is the milk?; where are …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WHAT — adj., pron., & adv. --interrog.adj. 1 asking for a choice from an indefinite number or for a statement of amount, …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WHO — pron. (obj. whom or colloq. who; poss. whose) 1 a what or which person or persons? (who called?; you know …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WHERE — adv., conj., pron., & n. interrog.adv. 1 in or to what place or position? (where is the milk?; where are …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WHAT — adj., pron., & adv. interrog.adj. 1 asking for a choice from an indefinite number or for a statement of amount, …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WHO — pron. (obj. whom or colloq. who; poss. whose) 1. a what or which person or persons? (who called?; you know …
Oxford English vocab
WHERE — adv., conj., pron., & n. --interrog.adv. 1. in or to what place or position? (where is the milk?; where are …
Oxford English vocab
WHAT — adj., pron., & adv. --interrog.adj. 1. asking for a choice from an indefinite number or for a statement of amount, …
Oxford English vocab
WHO — Usually pronounced /hu:/ for meanings 2 and 3. Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WHERE — Usually pronounced /(h)weə(r)/ for meanings 2 and 3. Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WHAT — Usually pronounced /(h)wɒt/ for meanings 2, 4 and 5. Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WHO — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'Who' is used as the subject …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
WHERE — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use ~ to ask questions …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
WHAT — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use ~ in questions when …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
WHO — pronoun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES be (just) what/who you are looking for ▪ ‘Salubrious’! That’s just the word I was …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WHERE — adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES pick up where...left off ▪ We’ll meet again in the morning and we can pick …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WHAT — pronoun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES be (just) what/who you are looking for ▪ ‘Salubrious’! That’s just the word I was …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WHO — (ASKING) [pronoun] - used esp. in questions as the subject or object of a verb, when asking which person or …
Cambridge English vocab
WHERE — [adverb] [not gradable], [conjunction] - to, at or in what placeWhere does he live?"I put it on your desk." "Where? …
Cambridge English vocab
BLAZES — [plural] [noun] [dated] [informal] - used to give force to something you feel angry aboutWhat the blazes did he do …
Cambridge English vocab
WHERE — See: TELL ONE WHERE TO GET OFF or TELL ONE WHERE TO HEAD IN.
Slang English vocab
BLAZES — n. Function: noun plural Synonyms: HELL , abyss, Gehenna, hades, inferno, Pandemonium, perdition, pit, Sheol, Tophet
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
BLAZES — noun plural Synonyms: hell , abyss, Gehenna, hades, inferno, Pandemonium, perdition, pit, Sheol, Tophet
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
BLAZES — n. go to ~! ('damn you!')
The Bbi Combinatory Dictionary of English - A Guide to Word Combinations
WHERE — See: TELL ONE WHERE TO GET OFF or TELL ONE WHERE TO HEAD IN.
Словарь английских идиом
WHERE — pronoun 1 BAD : He wanted to get to Paris, where his uncle lived there. GOOD : He wanted to …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
WHAT — pronoun 1 BAD : A woman can do everything what a man can do. GOOD : A woman can do …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
WHO — мест. 1) вопрос. кто? Who is there? ≈ Кто там? Whom did you see? ≈ Кого вы видели? Whom (или …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
WHERE — 1. нареч. 1) вопрос. а) где?; куда?; откуда? б) на какой стадии? в) как?, каким образом? 2) относ. где 3) …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BLAZES — Пламя
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BLAZES — Полымя
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
BLAZES — Пламя
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
BLAZES — Пламени
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
WHO — who.ogg hu: pron (whom) употр. с гл. в ед. и мн. ч. А inter 1. в прямых вопросах 1> кто? …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
WHERE — where.ogg 1. weə n амер. разг. место (происшествия) the where and when of his birth are unknown - место и …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
WHAT — what.ogg 1. wɒt a 1. в прямых вопросах 1> какой?; какого рода? what papers do you read? - какие газеты …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
WHERE — 1) в тех случаях когда 2) где 3) куда 4) причем • - no matter where - where to
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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