whose

CEFRA1

/huːz/

pronoun · determiner

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In plain English

  1. 01

    pronoun

    Used to ask or state who owns or is connected with something.

  2. 02

    pronoun

    Extra detail

    Of which, belonging to which.

Examples

  • Being objective means not telling everybody whose side you are on.

  • Throw away the chairs whose legs are broken.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
2

Deep Dive

pronoun

Extra meaning

  1. That or those of whom or belonging to whom.

determiner

Extra meanings

  1. Of whom, belonging to whom; which person's or people's.

  2. Of whom, belonging to whom.

More examples

In context

  • Whose turn is it to deal?

  • We should buy a house. ~ With whose money?

  • For whose benefit are you acting.?

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Origin

pronoun

From Middle English whos, from Old English hwæs, from Proto-Germanic *hwes, genitive case of *hwaz (“who”) *hwat (“what”).