Who

noun

/huː/

Word Frequency: 1031.2

Definitions

1.nounA person under discussion; a question of which person.

2.pronoun(interrogative) What person or people; which person or people; asks for the identity of someone. (used in a direct or indirect question)

"I don't know who it is. (indirect question)"

3.pronoun(interrogative) What is one's position; asks whether someone deserves to say or do something.

"I don't like what you did, but who am I to criticize you? I've done worse."

4.pronoun(relative) The person or people that.

5.pronoun(relative) Whoever, he who, they who.

"It was a nice man who helped us."

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