Meaning of the word which in English
What does which mean in English? Explore the meaning, pronunciation, and specific usage of this word with Lingoland.
which
US /wɪtʃ/
UK /wɪtʃ/
Determiner
asking for information specifying one or more people or things from a definite set
Example:
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Which book do you want?
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Which way should we go?
Pronoun
1.
referring to a choice between two or more alternatives
Example:
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Which of these colors do you prefer?
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He asked which way was best.
2.
used to introduce a non-restrictive relative clause
Example:
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The car, which was red, sped down the road.
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He gave me a gift, which was very kind of him.
Related Word:
know which side your bread is buttered on a straw will show which way the wind blows everyone speaks well of the bridge which carries him over a fool may throw a stone into a well which a hundred wise men cannot pull out laws are like cobwebs, which may catch small flies, but let wasps and hornets break through