| query | You use w___ at the beginning of a relative clause when specifying the person or group of people you are talking about or when giving more information about them.You use whom at the beginning of a relative clause when specifying the person or group of people you are talking about or when giving more information about them. One writer in whom I had taken an interest was Immanuel Velikovsky. The Homewood residents whom I knew had little money and little free time. ...generations of women for whom work provided an escape from family life. |
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| word | whom |
| full-definition | pronoun You use whom in questions when you ask about the name or identity of a person or group of people. 'I want to send a telegram.'—'Fine, to whom?' Whom did he expect to answer his phone? 'You're too sensitive.'—'Too sensitive for whom?' You use whom at the beginning of a relative clause when specifying the person or group of people you are talking about or when giving more information about them. One writer in whom I had taken an interest was Immanuel Velikovsky. The Homewood residents whom I knew had little money and little free time. ...generations of women for whom work provided an escape from family life. conjunction You use whom after certain words, especially verbs and adjectives, to introduce a clause where you talk about the name or identity of a person or a group of people. He asked whom I'd told about his having been away. He likes to know whom you've met. I have resigned, and they have a free hand to appoint whom they like in my place. |
| cefr-level | B2 |
Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:b2
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