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. The State Department spokesman:

   We share a common humanity with these Afghans whose desperation, whose fear, whose concern... they wear it on their faces.

2. William Shakespeare:

   No, 'tis slander, Whose edge is sharper than the sword, whose tongue Outvenoms all the worms of Nile, whose breath Rides on the posting winds, and doth belie All corners of the world.

3. The State Department spokesman:

   They are searing, they are painful, they are difficult to see, they are difficult to watch, we share a common humanity with these Afghans whose desperation, whose fear, whose concern... they wear it on their faces.

4. Jackie Mason:

   By these things examine thyself. By whose rules am I acting; in whose name; in whose strength; in whose glory? What faith, humility, self-denial, and love of God and to man have there been in all my actions?

5. Sir Thomas More:

   A man reserves his true and deepest love not for the species of woman in whose company he finds himself electrified and enkindled, but for that one in whose company he may feel tenderly drowsy.

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