whose
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whose¹
- /huːz/ UK, US
Sounds like who's, whos · Rhymes with -uːz
Where it comes from
From Middle English whos, from Old English hwæs, from Proto-Germanic *hwes, genitive case of *hwaz (“who”) *hwat (“what”).
determiner
- Of whom, belonging to whom; which person's or people's. Whose (wallet) is this?
- Of whom, belonging to whom. This is the man whose dog caused the accident.
- Of which, belonging to which. We saw several houses whose roofs were falling off.
pronoun
- That or those of whom or belonging to whom. Several people have lost their suitcases. Whose have you found?
- That or those of whom or belonging to whom. This car is blocking the way, but Mr Smith, whose it is, will be here shortly.
contraction
- Misspelling of who's
Whose²
determiner
- Honorific alternative letter-case form of whose, sometimes used when referring to God or another important figure who is understood from context. Saviour, Whose love constrained them / To toil with zeal untired,
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: against, and, available, before, comprising, dont, having, his, includes, including, its, notably, primarily, such, that, the
Translations
Every language
det of whom (interrogative)
| Español | de quién, cúyo, cúya, cúyos, cúyas |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 누구의 nuguui, 누구 것 nugu geot |
| 日本語 | 誰の, どなたの donata no |
| 中文 | 誰的 /谁的 shuí de, shéi de |
| हिन्दी | किस का kis kā, किसका kiskā |
| Português | de quem |
| Français | à qui |
| Deutsch | wessen |
| Italiano | di chi |
| Ελληνικά | ποιανού poianoú, ποιανής poianís, ποιανών (poianón), τίνος (tínos) |
| Русский | чей čej, че́йный čéjnyj |
| Tiếng Việt | của ai |
| العربية | لِمَن liman |
| עברית | שֶׁל מִי shel mi |
det of whom (relative)
| Español | de quien, cuyo, cuya, cuyos, cuyas |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | जिसका jiskā |
| Português | cujo, cuja |
| Français | de qui, dont |
| Deutsch | dessen, deren |
| Italiano | il cui |
| Ελληνικά | του οποίου tou opoíou, της οποίας tis opoías, των οποίων (ton opoíon) |
| Română | cui |
| Русский | чей čej |
| العربية | اَلَّذِي allaḏī, اَلَّتِي allatī, اَلَّذِينَ allaḏīna, اَللَّوَاتِي al-lawātī |
det of which (relative)
| Español | cuyo, cuya, cuyos, cuyas |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | जिसका jiskā |
| Português | cujo, cuja, cujos, cujas |
| Français | dont, duquel, de laquelle, desquels, desquelles |
| Deutsch | dessen, deren |
| Italiano | il cui |
| Русский | кото́рого kotórovo, чей čej |
Talk about this word "whose." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/whose. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. whose. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/whose "whose." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/whose.Cite this
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title = {whose},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/whose},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
