WHOSE

Etymology

Determiner

whose

(interrogative) Of whom, belonging to whom.

(relative) Of whom, belonging to whom.

(relative) Of which, belonging to which.

Pronoun

whose

(interrogative) Of whom, belonging to whom.

(relative, rare) Of whom, belonging to whom.

Anagrams

• Howes, Howse, howes, showe, whoes

Source: Wiktionary


Whose, pron. Etym: [OE. whos, whas, AS. hwæs, gen. of hwa. See Who.]

Definition: The possessive case of who or which. See Who, and Which. Whose daughter art thou tell me, I pray thee. Gen. xxiv. 23. The question whose solution I require. Dryden.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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