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Definitions for which
ʰwɪtʃ, wɪtʃwhich
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Wiktionary
whichnoun
An occurrence of the word which.
whichpronoun
Who; whom; what (of those mentioned or implied)
Etymology: hwilc, from Proto-Germanic, the former being the stem of. Cognates include German welcher, Dutch welk and Old Norse hvílíkr.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
WHICHpron.
Etymology: hwilc , Saxon; welk, Dutch.
The apostles term it the pledge of our heavenly inheritance, sometimes the handsel or earnest of that which is to come. Richard Hooker, b. v.
Do they not blaspheme that worthy name, by the which ye are called? Ja. ii. 7.
In destructions by deluge, the remnant which hap to be reserved are ignorant. Francis Bacon.
To which their want of judging abilities, add also their want of opportunity to apply to such a serious consideration as may let them into the true goodness and evil of things, which are qualities which seldom display themselves to the first view. Robert South, Sermons.
The queen of furies by their side is set,
And snatches from their mouths th’ untasted meat,
Which, if they touch, her hissing snakes she rears. Dryden.After the several earths, consider the parts of the surface of this globe which is barren, as sand and rocks. John Locke.
The Almighty, which giveth wisdom to whomsoever it pleaseth him, did, for the good of his church, stay those eager affections. Richard Hooker.
Do you hear, sir, of a battle?
———— Every one hears that,
Which can distinguish sound. William Shakespeare, King Lear.Had I been there, which am a silly woman,
The soldiers should have toss’d me on their pikes,
Before I would have granted to that act. William Shakespeare, H. VI.Of man’s first disobedience, and the fruit
Of that forbidden tree, whose mortal taste. John Milton.What is the night?
—— Almost at odds with morning, which is which. William Shakespeare.Two fair twins,
The puzzled strangers which is which enquire. Thomas Tickell.
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which
"Which" is a pronoun used to refer to a specific person, thing, or idea out of a group of options. It is typically used to ask a question to seek clarification or to indicate a choice between multiple alternatives.
Webster Dictionary
Whichadjective
of what sort or kind; what; what a; who
Whichadjective
a interrogative pronoun, used both substantively and adjectively, and in direct and indirect questions, to ask for, or refer to, an individual person or thing among several of a class; as, which man is it? which woman was it? which is the house? he asked which route he should take; which is best, to live or to die? See the Note under What, pron., 1
Which
a relative pronoun, used esp. in referring to an antecedent noun or clause, but sometimes with reference to what is specified or implied in a sentence, or to a following noun or clause (generally involving a reference, however, to something which has preceded). It is used in all numbers and genders, and was formerly used of persons
Which
a compound relative or indefinite pronoun, standing for any one which, whichever, that which, those which, the . . . which, and the like; as, take which you will
Etymology: [OE. which, whilk, AS. hwilc, hwylc, hwelc, from the root of hw who + lc body; hence properly, of what sort or kind; akin to OS. hwilik which, OFries. hwelik, D. welk, G. welch, OHG. welh, hwelh, Icel. hvlkr, Dan. & Sw. hvilken, Goth. hwileiks, hwleiks; cf. L. qualis. . See Who, and Like, a., and cf. Such.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Which
hwich, interrog. pron. what one of a number?—also used adjectively.—rel. pron. (obs.) who, whom: now used of things only.—prons. Whichev′er, Whichsoev′er, every one which: whether one or other.—(obs.) Which...he, who; Which...his, whose—surviving in the vulgar use of which as a mere introductory word; Which is which? which is the one, which is the other? a common phrase denoting inability to decide between two or more things.—The which (obs.), which. [A.S. hwilc, hwelc, from hwí, instrumental case of hwá, who, and líc, like; Goth. hwei-leiks, Ger. welch, welcher; L. qualis. Cf. Such and Each.]
Editors Contribution
which
A relative pronoun.
The company which released the new software were happy to open-source the code for it to be improved.
Submitted by MaryC on April 8, 2020
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'which' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #30
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'which' in Written Corpus Frequency: #80
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of which in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of which in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of which in a Sentence
I was most impressed by the significant reduction in the receptor negative breast cancer with adherence to the Mediterranean diet, this study is an important contribution to the efforts being studied to prevent (estrogen-receptor, progesterone-receptor)-negative breast cancer which is known to be more aggressive and higher risk of recurrence.
The Bill of Rights is the United States. The United States is the Bill of Rights. Compromise the Bill of Rights and you dissolve the very foundation upon which the Union stands.
I would just like to say,' Don, it's Dave. Remember me ? I want to talk to Donald Trump.' Because I now don't know which is the real Donald Trump, and if the Donald Trump that I was talking to [ back then ] was the real Donald Trump, how do you get to be the guy Donald Trump is now ? politics notwithstanding -- let's just say everything is great and he's done a great job, but he still behaves the way he behaves -- who behaves like that ?!
LIVE Singapore! can start ideas for combining data, which can become apps.
We really need the universities themselves to distribute health information to their community during an outbreak situation to ensure that members obtain information( that’s) as correct as possible, versus getting information from social media which may be flawed or incorrect.
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- التيArabic
- kterýCzech
- hvilkenDanish
- welcheGerman
- ΠοιόGreek
- queSpanish
- کهPersian
- jokaFinnish
- lequelFrench
- कौन कौन सेHindi
- melyikHungarian
- որըArmenian
- yangIndonesian
- qualeItalian
- איזהHebrew
- これJapanese
- ಯಾವKannada
- 어느Korean
- quodLatin
- welkeDutch
- hvilkenNorwegian
- któryPolish
- qualPortuguese
- careRomanian
- которыйRussian
- somSwedish
- எந்தTamil
- ที่Thai
- hangiTurkish
- котрийUkrainian
- کونساUrdu
- cái nàoVietnamese
- וואָסYiddish
- 哪一個Chinese
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