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whom

[ hoom ]

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pronoun

the objective case of who none:
Whom did you call? Of whom are you speaking? With whom did you stay?
the dative case of who none:
You gave whom the book?

whom

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pronoun

the objective form of who , used when who is not the subject of its own clause
whom did you say you had seen?
he can't remember whom he saw

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Usage

It was formerly considered correct to use whom whenever the objective form of who was required. This is no longer thought to be necessary and the objective form who is now commonly used, even in formal writing: there were several people there who he had met before . Who cannot be used directly after a preposition – the preposition is usually displaced, as in the man ( who ) he sold his car to . In formal writing whom is preferred in sentences like these: the man to whom he sold his car . There are some types of sentence in which who cannot be used: the refugees, many of whom were old and ill, were allowed across the border

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Confusables Note

See who none.

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of whom¹

First recorded before 900; Middle English; Old English ��峾, dative of interrogative pronoun �� who none

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of whom¹

Old English ��峾, dative of �� who

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Example Sentences

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