whose
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
Britannica Dictionary definition of WHOSE
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— used in questions to ask who owns something, has something, etc.
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Whose bag is it?
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I wonder whose story was chosen.
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Whose side are you on anyway?
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— used to show which person or thing you are talking about
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The gentleman whose cell phone was stolen was very upset.
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The prize will go to the writer whose story shows the most imagination.
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the book whose cover is torn
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— used to give more information about a person or thing that has already been mentioned
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The curator, whose name I've since forgotten, put together an exceptional exhibit.
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My roommate, whose sister is an actress, gets lots of requests for autographs.
◊ Do not confuse whose with who's.
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whose
/ˈhuːz/
pronoun
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whose
/ˈhuːz/
pronoun
Britannica Dictionary definition of WHOSE
:
that or those belonging to a person
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Whose are these? [=who is the owner of these?]
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Let him know whose you will choose.
◊ Do not confuse whose with who's.
