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such(determiner, pronoun)/sʌtʃ/ /sʌtʃ/- used to emphasize the great degree of something
- This issue was of such importance that we could not afford to ignore it.
- Why are you in such a hurry?
- It's such a beautiful day!
- Such is the elegance of this typeface that it is still a favourite of designers.
- of the type already mentioned
- They had been invited to a Hindu wedding and were not sure what happened on such occasions.
- He said he didn't have time or made some such excuse.
- She longed to find somebody who understood her problems, and in him she thought she had found such a person.
- We were second-class citizens and they treated us as such.
- Accountants were boring. Such (= that) was her opinion before meeting Ian!
- of the type that you are just going to mention
- There is no such thing as a free lunch.
- Such advice as he was given (= it was not very much) has proved almost worthless.
- The knot was fastened in such a way that it was impossible to undo.
- The damage was such that it would cost thousands to repair.
- and similar things or people
- The centre offers activities like canoeing and sailing and such.
- as the word is usually understood; in the exact sense of the word
- The new job is not a promotion as such, but it has good prospects.
- ‘Well, did they offer it to you?’ ‘No, not as such, but they said I had a good chance.’
- for example
- Wild flowers such as primroses are becoming rare.
- ‘There are loads of things to do.’ ‘Such as?’ (= give me an example)
- of a kind that; like
- Opportunities such as this did not come every day.
- used to say that there is not much of something or that it is of poor quality
- The food, such as it was, was served at nine o'clock.
Word Origin- Old English swilc, swylc; related to Dutch zulk, German solch, from the Germanic bases of so and alike.
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