WHOSE Definition & Meaning | 亚洲网紅露点

whose

[ hooz ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

pronoun

(the possessive case of who used as an adjective):
Whose umbrella did I take? Whose is this one?
(the possessive case of which used as an adjective):
a word whose meaning escapes me; an animal whose fur changes color.
the one or ones belonging to what person or persons:
Whose painting won the third prize?

whose

/ 丑耻藧锄 /

determiner

1. of whom? belonging to whom? used in direct and indirect questions
  I told him whose fault it was
  whose car is this?
2. ( as pronoun )
  whose is that?
of whom; belonging to whom; of which; belonging to which: used as a relative pronoun
a house whose windows are broken

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Usage Note

Sometimes the phrase of which is used as the possessive of which: Chicago is a city of which the attractions are many or Chicago is a city the attractions of which are many. The use of this phrase can often seem awkward or pretentious, whereas whose sounds more idiomatic: Chicago is a city whose attractions are many.

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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of whose¹

First recorded before 900; Middle English whos, early Middle English 丑飞腻蝉; replacing hwas, Old English 丑飞忙蝉, genitive of interrogative pronoun 丑飞腻 who

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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of whose¹

Old English 丑飞忙蝉, genitive of 丑飞腻 who and 丑飞忙迟 what

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Example Sentences

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But it's another dance band whose DNA is sprinkled all over the EP.

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The funny thing is that while we quibble about these products that may or may not work, there鈥檚 one tried-and-true product that guarantees good skin: sunscreen, whose only sin is not being sexy enough.

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The Thomas Wolsey is named after one of Ipswich's most famous sons - Henry VIII's right hand man Cardinal Wolsey, whose statue is just along the road from the pub.

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She was tireless, say family and friends, in pursuing the truth in instances of disappeared and abused women whose victimization was ignored by corrupt local authorities.

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Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?whosesoever

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