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whoused to ask about the identity of a person

Part of speech: PRONOUN

Definition: used to ask about the identity of a person

Pronunciation (IPA): /huː/

Example Sentences

  • Who ate my sandwich? There's a note saying 'Thanks for lunch!'
  • Who wants to be a millionaire? Everyone except my cat.
  • The student who studies hard will succeed.

who

PRONOUN

[/huː/]

used to ask about the identity of a person

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/huː/
🇬🇧 UK/huː/

🌳Etymology

Rootwho

🎵Rhyme

donewbluetrueyou
do
new
blue
true
you

🔗Collocations

who knows
who cares
who else
who on earth
guess who
who's who

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

Who ate my sandwich? There's a note saying 'Thanks for lunch!'

😄 Fun example

Who wants to be a millionaire? Everyone except my cat.

The student who studies hard will succeed.

Who is going to the party tonight?

📚Related Words

Synonyms

which personwhat person

Antonyms

nobodyno one

Related

whomwhosewhatwhenwherewhyhow

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