Definitions for Whose
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WiktionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 2 votes

1. whosepronoun

   Of whom, belonging to whom; .

   Whose wallet is this?

2. whosepronoun

   Of which, belonging to which; .

   We saw several houses whose roofs are falling off. (=The roofs are falling off several houses we saw.)

3. Etymology: Genitive of who, from hwæs, the genitive of hwa, from hwaz, from kʷos

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Whosenoun

   1. Genitive of who.

   Though I could
   With barefac’d power sweep him from my sight,
   And bid my will avouch it, yet I must not;
   For certain friends that are both his and mine,
   Whose loves I may not drop. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.

   2. Genitive of which.

   Thy name afrights me, in whose sound is death. William Shakespeare.

   Those darts whose points make gods adore
   His might, and deprecate his power. Matthew Prior.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Whose

   the possessive case of who or which. See Who, and Which

2. Etymology: [OE. whos, whas, AS. hws, gen. of hw. See Who.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Whose

   hōōz, pron. the possessive case of who or which.—pron. Whosesoev′er (B.), of whomsoever. [M. E. hwas—A.S. hwæs, gen. of hwá, who.]

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. whose

   To belong to a person.

   We know whose jumper that is.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 22, 2020  

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Whose' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #438

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Whose' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1555

How to pronounce Whose?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Whose in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Whose in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Whose in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of Whose in a Sentence

1. Lord Byron:

   Poetry is the lava of the imagination whose eruption prevents an earthquake.

2. Eric Swalwell:

   To believe that it will be the next generation whose leadership will solve climate chaos, bring cures in our lifetime for health care, address the student loan debt crisis and make sure that we say enough is enough, we don't have to live this way anymore and that we love our children more than we love our guns.

3. President Francois Hollande:

   These proposals are centred on the patients whose suffering should be avoided. It respects their choice and wishes.

4. Ryan Hanretty:

   This money will be paid by California's hardworking families to protect big business profits and finance projects for the 4 percent of the vehicle market whose average incomes exceed $100,000 annually.

5. David Dee:

   The Iranian government needs to end its systemic persecution of women and allow peaceful protest. The United States will continue to voice our support for human rights in Iran and hold those who violate them to account, mahsa Amini was a courageous woman whose death in Morality Police custody was yet another act of brutality by the Iranian regime’s security forces against its own people.

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References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Whose
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Whose
3. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Whose
4. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Whose