ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Whose

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /huːz/ · Part of speech determiner

Quick meaning: Whose is a determiner meaning (interrogative) Of whom, belonging to whom; which person's or people's.

Meaning

(interrogative) Of whom, belonging to whom; which person's or people's.

More Meanings

  1. (relative) Of whom, belonging to whom.
  2. (relative) Of which, belonging to which.
  3. (interrogative) That or those of whom or belonging to whom.
  4. (relative) That or those of whom or belonging to whom.
  5. Misspelling of who's.

Example Sentences

Whose (wallet) is this?
For whose benefit are you acting.?
We should buy a house. ~ With whose money?
This is the man whose dog caused the accident.

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