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Huː People I Pronoun Bre Woman Letter Phoning

Word who
WordType (pronoun)
Phonetic BrE / huː / NAmE / huː /
Example
  • who is that woman?
  • i wonder who that letter was from.
  • who are you phoning?
  • who's the money for?
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who

(pronoun)BrE / huː / NAmE / huː /
  1. used in questions to ask about the name, identity or function of one or more people
    • Who is that woman?
    • I wonder who that letter was from.
    • Who are you phoning?
    • Who's the money for?
  2. used to show which person or people you mean
    • The people who called yesterday want to buy the house.
    • The people (who) we met in France have sent us a card.
  3. used to give more information about somebody
    • Mrs Smith, who has a lot of teaching experience at junior level, will be joining the school in September.
    • And then Mary, who we had been talking about earlier, walked in.
  4. used to ask what right or authority somebody has to do something
    • Who are you to tell me I can't park here?
  5. people’s names, jobs, status, etc.
    • see also who’s who
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/who-s-who_1
    • You'll soon find out who's who in the office.

    Word Origin

    • Old English hwā, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch wie and German wer.
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