what now

English

Phrase

what now?

1. A request for advice or instruction on what should be done.

   Synonym: now what

2. A request, usually rhetorical, to know what, in a series of negative events, is the next negative event occurring.

   Synonym: now what

3. Synonym of what do you want? (said out of irritation)
5. Synonym of how's that

Translations

what do you want?

• Finnish: mitä nyt?
• French: qu’est-ce qu’il y a encore ?, quoi encore ?

Further reading

• “what now now what” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.

• “what now” in Idioms and phrases, TheFreeDictionary.com, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.: Farlex, Inc., 2003–2024.

Anagrams

• now what