What does which mean?
Definitions for which
ʰwɪtʃ, wɪtʃwhich
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Wiktionary
which(Noun)
An occurrence of the word which.
which(Pronoun)
Who; whom; what (of those mentioned or implied)
Origin: hwilc, from Proto-Germanic , the former being the stem of . Cognates include German welcher, Dutch welk and Old Norse hvílíkr.
Webster Dictionary
Which(adj)
of what sort or kind; what; what a; who
Which(adj)
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
Origin: [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.]
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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
It is the pen which dreams.
That which I fear, I study.
Which Nisman am I left with?
Which is worse: Hell or nothing?
Do not fight that which you are.
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- التيArabic
- kterýCzech
- hvilkenDanish
- welcheGerman
- ΠοιόGreek
- queSpanish
- کهPersian
- jokaFinnish
- lequelFrench
- कौन कौन सेHindi
- melyikHungarian
- որըArmenian
- yangIndonesian
- qualeItalian
- איזהHebrew
- これJapanese
- 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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