whose

Det

Determiner

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A word placed before a noun to show which person or thing is meant, or how much or how many.

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

   • For whose benefit are you acting.?
   • We should buy a house. ~ With whose money?

2. 2.Of whom, belonging to whom.

   • This is the man whose dog caused the accident.
   • Venus, whose sister is Serena, won the latest championship.
   • The victim was a youngster, both of whose eyes were missing.

3. 3.Of which, belonging to which.

   • We saw several houses whose roofs were falling off.

4. 4.Honorific alternative letter-case form of whose, sometimes used when referring to God or another important figure who is understood from context.

   • Whose dog is playing with Tom?
   • Whose side are you on?

Pron

Pronoun

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A word that replaces or refers to a noun or noun phrase.

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

   • He asked whose the umbrella was.
   • Several people have lost their suitcases. Whose have you found?
   • This car is blocking the way, but Mr Smith, whose it is, will be here shortly.

Contr

Contraction

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A shortened form of two or more words, with omitted letters usually marked by an apostrophe.

1. 1.Misspelling of who's.

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