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Definition of Which |
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Which
Of what sort or kind; what; what a; who. A interrogative pronoun, used both substantively and adjectively, and in direct and indirect questions, to ask for, or refer to, an individual person or thing among several of a class; as, which man is it? which woman was it? which is the house? he asked which route he should take; which is best, to live or to die? See the Note under What, pron., 1. A relative pronoun, used esp. in referring to an antecedent noun or clause, but sometimes with reference to what is specified or implied in a sentence, or to a following noun or clause (generally involving a reference, however, to something which has preceded). It is used in all numbers and genders, and was formerly used of persons. A compound relative or indefinite pronoun, standing for any one which, whichever, that which, those which, the . . . which, and the like; as, take which you will. Related Definitions: Adjectively, All, Among, An, And, Antecedent, Any, As, Ask, Asked, Best, Both, But, Class, Clause, Compound, Die, Direct, Following, For, Formerly, Generally, He, House, However, Has, Implied, In, Indefinite, Indirect, Individual, Interrogative, Involving, Is, It, Kind, Like, Live, Man, Note, Noun, Numbers, Of, One, Or, Person, Preceded, Pronoun, Refer, Reference, Referring, Relative, Route, See, Sentence, Several, Should, Something, Sometimes, Sort, Specified, Standing, Substantively, Take, That, The, Thing, Those, To, Under, Used, Was, What, Which, Whichever, Who, Will, With, Woman, You |
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Which Quotations
Teach this triple truth to all: A generous heart, kind speech, and a life of service and compassion are the things which renew humanity. Buddha Adversity is the state in which man mostly easily becomes acquainted with himself, being especially free of admirers then. John Wooden Success is peace of mind which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you did your best to become the best you are capable of becoming. John Wooden There are many things that are essential to arriving at true peace of mind, and one of the most important is faith, which cannot be acquired without prayer. John Wooden A wise and frugal government, which shall leave men free to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement, and shall not take from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned - this is the sum of good government. Thomas Jefferson Words which do not give the light of Christ increase the darkness. Mother Teresa Joy is a net of love by which you can catch souls. Mother Teresa It is incumbent on every generation to pay its own debts as it goes. A principle which if acted on would save one-half the wars of the world. Thomas Jefferson I hope we shall crush in its birth the aristocracy of our monied corporations which dare already to challenge our government to a trial by strength, and bid defiance to the laws of our country. Thomas Jefferson Few people are capable of expressing with equanimity opinions which differ from the prejudices of their social environment. Most people are even incapable of forming such opinions. Albert Einstein |
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Which Translations
which in Afrikaans is wie, wat, watter which in Dutch is hetwelk, wie, die, dat, welke, welk which in Finnish is kuka which in French is quels, quelles, quel, qui, qu', quelle which in German is welch, welche, welche, welcher which in Hungarian is amelyik, amelyet, amelyiket, melyiket, ami, az which in Italian is che which in Latin is qui quae que quod which in Norwegian is hvem which in Portuguese is qual, quem which in Swedish is vilken, som, vilken |