to whom it may concern

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to whom it may concern

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  1. Used as a formal salutation in a letter when the writer does not know the recipient or the identity of the recipient.

    Similar: to those it may concern, to whom this may concern, TWIMC

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prep_phrase phrase used to begin a formal letter to an unknown recipient

Española quien corresponda, a quien pueda concernir
中文敬啟者 /敬启者 jìngqǐzhě
Portuguêsa quem possa interessar, a quem de direito
Françaisà qui de droit
Deutschsehr geehrte Damen und Herren
Italianoa chi di dovere, spettabile, all'attenzione di
Ελληνικάπρος κάθε ενδιαφερόμενο pros káthe endiaferómeno
Русскийдля предъявле́ния по ме́сту тре́бования dlja predʺjavlénija po méstu trébovanija, всем заинтересо́ванным ли́цам vsem zainteresóvannym lícam, тем, кого́ э́то каса́ется tem, kovó éto kasájetsja
العربيةإِلَى مَنْ يَهُمُّهُ الْأَمْرُ ila man yahummuhu l-'amru
עבריתלְכָל מָאן דְּבָעֵי lekhol man deva'ey, לכל המעוניין lekhol hame'unyan

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"to whom it may concern." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/to%20whom%20it%20may%20concern. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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to whom it may concern. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/to%20whom%20it%20may%20concern

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"to whom it may concern." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/to%20whom%20it%20may%20concern.

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@misc{to_whom_it_may_concern_2026,
  title = {to whom it may concern},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/to%20whom%20it%20may%20concern},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}