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whom

pron

Definition: Objective form of "who"; used as an object of a verb or preposition


Example: Whom did you invite to the party?


French: qui
German: wen
Italian: chi
Spanish: a quien


Etymology


From Old English "hwām", from Proto-Germanic "hwam", from Proto-Indo-European "kʷem", meaning "whom"


Collocates for 'whom'

with •, • they, from •, those •, • were, woman •, among •, people •, upon •, about •, person •, against •, • this, • there, girl •, know •, before •, • thou, lady •, • have, women •, • would, through •, friend •, • your, • could, • nothing, • that, • their, persons •, someone •, friends •, • these, • should, • some, amongst •, • such, gentleman •, without •, others •, • every, • everyone, between •, • nobody, child •, children •, • even, after •, under •, • Mrs.


Frequency and 5grams for English word 'whom'

405 whom (pron) 0,01865% with whom he had been, whom he had not seen, to whom he had been, the man whom he had, the man to whom she


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