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which


pronoun

  1. what one?: Which of these do you want? Which do you want?
  2. whichever; any one that: Choose which appeals to you.
  3. (used relatively in restrictive and nonrestrictive clauses to represent a specified antecedent): The book, which I read last night, was exciting. The socialism which Owen preached was unpalatable to many. The lawyer represented five families, of which the Costello family was the largest.
  4. (used relatively in restrictive clauses having that as the antecedent): Damaged goods constituted part of that which was sold at the auction.
  5. (used after a preposition to represent a specified antecedent): the horse on which I rode.
  6. (used relatively to represent a specified or implied antecedent) the one that; a particular one that: You may choose which you like.
  7. (used in parenthetic clauses) the thing or fact that: He hung around for hours and, which was worse, kept me from doing my work.
  8. Nonstandard. who or whom: a friend which helped me move; the lawyer which you hired.
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