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Definition of 'such'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (adj.) such
of the kind, character, degree, etc., indicated or implied:
Such a man is dangerous.

2.  such
like or similar:
tea, coffee, and such commodities.

3.  such
of so extreme a kind; so good, bad, etc.:
He is such a liar.

4.  such
being as stated or indicated:
Such is the case.

5.  such
being the person or thing or the persons or things indicated:
If any member be late, such member shall be suspended.

6.  such
definite but not specified:
Allow such an amount for rent, and the rest for other things.

7. (adv.) such
so; to such a degree:
such nice people.

8.  such
in such a way or manner.

9. (pron.) such
such a person or thing or such persons or things:
kings, princes, and such.

10.  such
someone or something indicated:
She claims to be a friend but is not such.

11.  such
of the kind specified:
A plan such as you propose will succeed.

12.  such
for example:
pastimes, such as reading and chess.

Etymology: (bef. 900; ME, OE swilc, swelc < Gmc *swaso¹+*līko-like¹; c. MD swilc, swelc, Go swaleiks; akin to OHG

Definition of 'such'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (adverb) such(a)
of so extreme a degree or extent
"such weeping"; "so much weeping"; "such a help"; "such grief"; "never dreamed of such beauty"

2. (adverb) such
to so extreme a degree
"he is such a baby"; "Such rich people!"

Definition of 'such'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (determiner) such
to a certain or great degree, level, etc.
She has such enthusiasm for her subject.; He had such severe injuries, that he almost died.

2.  such
indicates sth that has already been mentioned
No more arguing! I'm sorry but such behavior is not acceptable.; Such an amazing offer as this was not what she was expecting.

3.  such
such and such
indicates sth without giving specific detail
He's always boasting about meeting such and such an actor.

4. (pronoun) such
indicates sb or sth of the type mentioned
I love soft cheeses, such as Camembert and Brie.; The chaos was such that no one knew what to do.

5.  such
as such
used to refer to the usual meaning of the word just mentioned
We're not having a party as such -just a few friends over for drinks.

6.  such
there's no such thing as
used to say sth does not exist
Some kids in my class said there's no such thing as a tooth fairy.

Definition of 'such'

Webster Dictionary

1. (adj) such
of that kind; of the like kind; like; resembling; similar; as, we never saw such a day; -- followed by that or as introducing the word or proposition which defines the similarity, or the standard of comparison; as, the books are not such that I can recommend them, or, not such as I can recommend; these apples are not such as those we saw yesterday; give your children such precepts as tend to make them better

2. (adj) such
having the particular quality or character specified

3. (adj) such
the same that; -- with as; as, this was the state of the kingdom at such time as the enemy landed

4. (adj) such
certain; -- representing the object as already particularized in terms which are not mentioned

Translation of 'such'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: of the same kind as that already mentioned or being mentioned Animals that gnaw, such as mice, rats, rabbits and weasels are called rodents; He came from Bradford or some such place; She asked to see Mr Johnson but was told there was no such person there; I've seen several such buildings; I've never done such a thing before; doctors, dentists and such people.
Afrikaans: sulke	Arabic: مِثْل هذا، كهذا	Bulgarian: подобен
Brazilian: tal	Czech: takový, podobný	German: solch
Danish: sådan; den slags	Greek: τέτοιος	Spanish: tal(es), así, semejante,
Estonian: selline	Farsi: چنين	Finnish: sellainen
French: tel, pareil, semblable	Hebrew: כַּזֶה	Hindi: ऎसा
Croatian: takav, ovakav	Hungarian: ilyen, olyan	Indonesian: seperti
Icelandic: svo sem; slíkur, þvílíkur	Italian: come, simile, tale	Japanese: そのような
Korean: (이미 언급된 종류에 대해) 그러한	Lithuanian: toks	Latvian: tāds
Malay: seperti	Dutch: zulk	Norwegian: slik; som; eller en likne
Polish: taki	Persian: چنين	Pashto: همدارنګه
Portuguese: tal	Romanian: la fel, echivalent, asemă	Russian: такой; подобный
Slovak: taký, podobný	Slovenian: takšen	Serbian: takav
Swedish: sådan, sådant, sådana	Thai: คน หรือสิ่งของที่ได้กล่าว	Turkish: bunun/onun gibi, böyle
Taiwanese: 此類的	Ukrainian: такий	Urdu: اس طرح کا
Vietnamese: như thế, như loại đó	Chinese: 此类的
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