Definitions for Whose
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Wiktionary(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. whose(Pronoun)

   Of whom, belonging to whom; .

   Whose wallet is this?

2. whose(Pronoun)

   Of whom, belonging to whom; .

   Whose wallet is this?

3. whose(Pronoun)

   Of which, belonging to which; .

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

Origin: Genitive of who, from hwæs, the genitive of hwa, from hwaz, from kʷos

Webster Dictionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Whose

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

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

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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.]

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?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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. Brian Clark:

   Whose life is it anyway

2. Brian Clark, Play title:

   Whose life is it anyway?

3. Ben Carson:

   Whose plan would God endorse?

4. German proverb:

   Whose bread I eat his song I sing.

5. Leslie Miklosy:

   Whose importance is most important?

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