who
(fused relative, archaic, or, marginal) Whoever, he who, they who.
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#1·Apr 27, 2026US
(fused relative, archaic, or, marginal) Whoever, he who, they who.
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#2·Apr 27, 2026US
(interrogative) What person or people; which person or people; asks for the identity of someone; used in a direct or indirect question.
''You're getting married‽ Who to?'' (direct question)
Origin: From , hwo, huo, wha, hwoa, hwa, from (dative hwām, genitive hwæs), from , from , from , *kʷís. The sound change > (without a corresponding change in spelling) was due to wh-cluster reduction after an irregular change of to in Middle English (instead of the expected ) and further to regularly in Early Modern English. A similar change occurred in two. Compare how, which underwent wh-reduction earlier (in Old English), and thus is spelt with h. Compare , , , , , , , , ,. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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#3·Apr 27, 2026US
(relative) Introduces a relative clause having a human antecedent.
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