what about

phrase

1

: does that include (someone) : how about (someone)

"We're all going to the beach." "What about Kenny?"

2

: how does that affect (someone or something) : what should be done about (someone or something)

"I need to leave—something has come up." "What about the meeting?" "We'll have to reschedule it."

What about the people who can't afford health insurance?

3

—used to make a suggestion about what could be done

We'll need to talk about this again. What about (meeting) next week?

There's still time. What about playing another game?

4

—used to ask someone to tell one something in response to the thing that one has just said

I like skiing and hiking. What about you? What sports do you like?

Everyone else is coming. What about you?

Examples of what about in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

And what about the tranche of 1,000 employees being laid off? — Todd Spangler, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026

And what about films not designed around formulas, stars, spectacle, awards and profit? — Sam Fleischner, IndieWire, 14 Oct. 2026

And what about OpenAI’s Sam Altman, whose models hacked their way out of a test this summer and launched a cyberattack against the AI company Hugging Face? — Diane Brady, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2026

And what about Stephen, a man better known for his droning demagoguery than his warmth? — Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 8 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for what about

• roundabout
• runabout
• sauerkraut
• thereabout
• turnabout
• bailout
• blackout
• blowout
• breakout
• burnout
• buyout
• checkout