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
- (relative) Of whom, belonging to whom.
- (relative) Of which, belonging to which.
- (interrogative) That or those of whom or belonging to whom.
- (relative) That or those of whom or belonging to whom.
- 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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