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whom */*/*/
UK [huːm] / US [hum] pronoun formal
Summary:

Whom can be used instead of who when it is the object of a verb or preposition. It can be used in the following ways: - as a relative pronoun (referring back to a person and starting a relative clause): Students for whom English is a second language should consider taking the course. ♦ The book was written by his wife, Joan, whom he married in 1962. (starting a relative clause that is the subject, object, or complement of another clause): I don't know whom you've already met. - as a question pronoun: Whom do you blame?
Whom is only used in written English and in formal spoken English. Who is normally used as the object of a verb or preposition, but immediately after a preposition whom is generally used: the man with whom she lived. It would, however, be more natural to say: the man she lived with.
1) used for introducing information that shows which person you are talking about, or for adding more information about a specific person

This is the gentleman whom I mentioned a moment ago.

There are over 6,000 students, many of whom come from overseas.

2) used for asking or stating which person is affected by an action or is involved in something

To whom did you speak?

Whom will they choose to lead them?

"They say that Marlowe was murdered." "By whom?"

Tell me whom you admire most.


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  • whom — [ hum ] pronoun FORMAL *** Whom can be used instead of who when it is the object of a verb or preposition. It can be used in the following ways: as a relative pronoun (referring back to a person and starting a relative clause): Students for whom… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • Whom — Whom, pron. [OE. wham, AS. dative hw[=a]m, hw?m. See {Who}.] The objective case of who. See {Who}. [1913 Webster] Note: In Old English, whom was also commonly used as a dative. Cf. {Him}. [1913 Webster] And every grass that groweth upon root She… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • whom — W1 [hu:m] pron [: Old English; Origin: hwam] the object form of who , used especially in formal speech or writing ▪ Desperate for money, she called her sister, whom she hadn t spoken to in 20 years. ▪ She brought with her three friends, none of… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • whom — whom; whom·ev·er; whom·so; whom·so·ev·er; …   English syllables

  • whom|ev|er — «HOOM EHV uhr», pronoun. 1. whom; any person whom. 2. no matter whom. Usage See whoever for usage note. (Cf. ↑whoever) …   Useful english dictionary

  • whom — see who and whom …   Modern English usage

  • whom — ► PRONOUN ▪ used instead of ‘who’ as the object of a verb or preposition. USAGE On the use of who and whom, see WHO(Cf. ↑who) …   English terms dictionary

  • whom|so|ev|er — «HOOM soh EHV uhr», pronoun. = whomever; any person whom …   Useful english dictionary

  • whom — O.E. hwam, the dative form of hwa (see WHO (Cf. who)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • whom — [ho͞om] pron. [ME < OE hwam, dat. of hwa, WHO] objective form of WHO: see the usage note at WHO …   English World dictionary

  • whom|so — «HOOM SOH», pronoun. = whomever. (Cf. ↑whomever) …   Useful english dictionary

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