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such

such
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [suhch]
    • /sʌtʃ/
    • /sʌtʃ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [suhch]
    • /sʌtʃ/

Definitions of such word

  • adjective such of the kind, character, degree, extent, etc., of that or those indicated or implied: Such a man is dangerous. 1
  • adjective such of that particular kind or character: The food, such as it was, was plentiful. 1
  • adjective such like or similar: tea, coffee, and such commodities. 1
  • adjective such (used with omission of an indication of comparison) of so extreme a kind; so great, good, bad, etc.: He is such a liar. 1
  • adjective such being as stated or indicated: Such is the case. 1
  • adjective such being the person or thing or the persons or things indicated: If any member be behind in his dues, such member shall be suspended. 1

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Origin of such

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English such, swulch, suilch, Old English swilc, swelc < Germanic *swa so1 + *līko- like1; cognate with German solch, Old Norse slīkr, Gothic swaleiks

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Parts of speech for Such

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

such popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

such usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for such

adj such

  • allying — to unite formally, as by treaty, league, marriage, or the like (usually followed by with or to): Russia allied itself to France.
  • coextensive — of the same limits or extent
  • congeneric — belonging to the same group, esp (of animals or plants) belonging to the same genus

adv such

  • indeterminately — not determinate; not precisely fixed in extent; indefinite; uncertain.

pronoun such

  • aforementioned — If you refer to the aforementioned person or subject, you mean the person or subject that has already been mentioned.
  • aforesaid — Aforesaid means the same as aforementioned.
  • akin — If one thing is akin to another, it is similar to it in some way.
  • alike — If two or more things are alike, they are similar in some way.
  • analogous — If one thing is analogous to another, the two things are similar in some way.

adjective such

  • approximative — (of a method, description, etc.) giving only an approximation to something.
  • congenerous — Having the same (kind of) origin or action.
  • like — in like manner with; similarly to; in the manner characteristic of: He works like a beaver.

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