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Which
/wɪt͡ʃ/
(interrogative) What one or ones (of those mentioned or implied).
📖 Definitions of "Which"
pronoun
- 1
(interrogative) What one or ones (of those mentioned or implied).
"By now, you must surely know which is which."
- 2
The/Any ones that; whichever.
"Please take which you please."
- 3
(relative) Introduces a relative clause giving further information about something previously mentioned.
"He had to leave, which was very difficult."
- 4
(relative) Used of people (now generally who, whom or that).
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Which"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| thatnoun | (degree) To a given extent or degree. |
| whatsoever | (chiefly in the negative) In any way; at all; whatever. |
| whatevernoun | (chiefly in the negative) At all; in any way; whatsoever. |
| whichsoever | — |
| whichever | — |
| whatnoun | (countable) The identity of a thing, as an answer to a question of what. |
| whonoun | A person under discussion; a question of which person. |
| those | (degree) To a given extent or degree. |
| these | To the degree or extent indicated. |
| thisnoun | To the degree or extent indicated. |
| suchnoun | (philosophy) Something being indicated that is similar to something else. |
| whosoever | — |
| whomeververb | — |
| whoever | — |
| whom | an American radio station which airs an adult contemporary radio format. |
| any | To even the slightest extent, at all. |
| specificnoun | Explicit or definite. |
| particularnoun | Specific; discrete; concrete. |
| either | (conjunctive, after a negative) As well. |
| eachnoun | Individually; separately; used in a sentence with a plural subject to indicate that the action or state described by the verb applies to all members of the described group individually, rather than collectively to the entire group. |
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