who

pronoun

/huː/

Idioms

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used in questions to ask about the name, identity or function of one or more people
- Who is that woman?
- I wonder who that letter was from.
- Who are you phoning?
- Who's the money for?
used to show which person or people you mean
- The people who called yesterday want to buy the house.
- The people (who) we met in France have sent us a card.
used to give more information about somebody
- Mrs Smith, who has a lot of teaching experience at junior level, will be joining the school in September.
- And then Mary, who we had been talking about earlier, walked in.

compare whom

Word OriginOld English hwā, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch wie and German wer.

Idioms

who am I, who are you, etc. to do something?

used to ask what right or authority somebody has to do something
- Who are you to tell me I can't park here?
see also who’s who

WHO

abbreviation

/ˌdʌbljuː eɪtʃ ˈəʊ/

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World Health Organization
(an international organization that aims to fight and control disease)

单词	who
释义	who pronoun /huː/ /huː/ Idioms jump to other results used in questions to ask about the name, identity or function of one or more people Who is that woman? I wonder who that letter was from. Who are you phoning? Who's the money for? used to show which person or people you mean The people who called yesterday want to buy the house. The people (who) we met in France have sent us a card. used to give more information about somebody Mrs Smith, who has a lot of teaching experience at junior level, will be joining the school in September. And then Mary, who we had been talking about earlier, walked in. compare whom Word OriginOld English hwā, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch wie and German wer. Idioms who am I, who are you, etc. to do something? used to ask what right or authority somebody has to do something Who are you to tell me I can't park here? see also who’s who WHO abbreviation /ˌdʌbljuː eɪtʃ ˈəʊ/ /ˌdʌbljuː eɪtʃ ˈəʊ/ jump to other results World Health Organization (an international organization that aims to fight and control disease)
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