whose Meaning & Definition
What Does Whose Mean?
As a determiner, whose means Of whom, belonging to whom; which person's or people's. It is also used to mean Of whom, belonging to whom. As a pronoun, it means That or those of whom or belonging to whom. As a contraction, it means Misspelling of who's.
Whose Definition (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.
Whose as a Pronoun
- That or those of whom or belonging to whom.
Several people have lost their suitcases. Whose have you found?
Whose as a Contraction
- Misspelling of who's.
Synonyms of Whose
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Whose synonyms and antonyms →Whose in a Sentence
Whose (wallet) is this?
We should buy a house. ~ With whose money?
For whose benefit are you acting.?
This is the man whose dog caused the accident.
Venus, whose sister is Serena, won the latest championship.
I dedicate this award to my parents, without whose help I wouldn't have made it this far.
The victim was a youngster, both of whose eyes were missing.
It is Marconi whose name is associated with the development of radio.
Ammon is an Egyptian god near whose temple ammonia and ammoniac were said to come.
We saw several houses whose roofs were falling off.
Several people have lost their suitcases. Whose have you found?
He asked whose the umbrella was.
This car is blocking the way, but Mr Smith, whose it is, will be here shortly.
Word Forms & Grammar
whose
Words That Rhyme With Whose
Origin of Whose
From Middle English whos, from Old English hwæs, from Proto-Germanic *hwes, genitive case of *hwaz (“who”) *hwat (“what”).