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- US Pronunciation
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- [hooz]
- /huz/
- /huːz/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [hooz]
- /huz/
Definitions of whose word
- idioms whose as who should say, Archaic. in a manner of speaking; so to say. 1
- noun whose Belonging to or associated with which person. 1
- pronoun whose belonging to whom? 1
- adjective whose possessive of which 1
- adjective whose possessive of who 1
- pronoun whose You use whose at the beginning of a relative clause where you mention something that belongs to or is associated with the person or thing mentioned in the previous clause. 0
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Origin of whose
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English whos, early Middle English hwās; replacing hwas, Old English hwæs, genitive of hwā who
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Parts of speech for Whose
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
whose popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% 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".
whose usage trend in Literature
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