such
/sʌt͡ʃ/
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archaic/sɪt͡ʃ/
such determiner: like this, that, these, those; used to make a comparison with something implied by context.
Determiner
such
- Like this, that, these, those; used to make a comparison with something implied by context.
- I’ve never seen such clouds in the sky before.
- Really? Unfortunately, my mind refuses to bring any such memory forward.
- Any.
- the above address or at such other address as may be provided
- Used as an intensifier roughly equivalent to very much (of), quite or rather.
- Unfortunately, it wasn't such a good holiday as we thought it would be.
- I spent such a lot last night (that) now I can't even afford a burger.
- Used with gradable noun phrases to form exclamations.
- Such hypocrisy!
- Such beautiful eyes you have.
- A certain; representing the object as already particularized in terms which are not mentioned.
- In rushed one and tells him such a knight / Is new arrived.1595, Samuel Daniel, “(please specify the folio number)”, in The First Fowre Bookes of the Ciuile Wars between the Two Houses of Lancaster and Yorke, London: […] P[eter] Short for Simon Waterson...
- To-day or to-morrow we will go into such a city, and continue there a year.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, James 4:13
Pronoun
such
- A person, a thing, people, or things like the one or ones already mentioned.
- Such is life, such as it is.
- When applied to women, 'handsome' is used mostly of such as are middle-aged or elderly.
Noun
such (plural suches)
- Something being indicated that is similar to something else.
- But granted that Plato does not accept the this-such distinction, why saddle him with the view that all things are thises, rather than all suches or perhaps even neither?1991, Frank A. Lewis, Substance and Predication in Aristotle
Proper noun capitalized: Such
Such (plural Suchs or Suches)
- A surname.
such meaning in Hindi, Urdu, Pashto and Arabic
such in Hindi
- used to make a comparison with something implied by context
- ऐसा aisā
such in Urdu
- used to make a comparison with something implied by context
- ایسا aisā
such in Pashto
- used as an intensifier
- داسې dâse
- used to make a comparison with something implied by context
- داسې dâse
such in Arabic
- used to make a comparison with something implied by context
- مِثْل miṯl, هَكَذَا hakaḏā
More languagesFewer languages
- such in Persian
- چنین čonin
- such in Thai
- เช่น chên, เช่นนี้ chên née
- such in Vietnamese
- như thế
Examples of such in a sentence
- After "reiterate" do not use "(yet) again" and other such expressions.
- Why would you do such a thing?
- The party was such a bore.
- You're all such kind people!
- Why, I was absolutely spellbound. She sings with such passion!
- Such was her legal understanding that she navigated the negotiation with ease.
Synonyms of such
Forms of such
| Determiner | |
|---|---|
| alternative form | sich |
| alternative form | sech |
| alternative form | soch |
| alternative form | soche |
| Noun | |
| plural | suches |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Suchs |
| plural | Suches |
Origin of such
From Middle English such, swuch, swich, swilch, swulch, from Old English swelċ, from Proto-West Germanic *swalīk, from Proto-Germanic *swalīkaz (“so formed, so like”), equivalent to so + like. Cognate with Scots swilk, sic, sik (“such”), Saterland Frisian suk (“such”), West Frisian suk, sok (“such”), Low German sülk, sulk, suk (“such”), Dutch zulk (“such”), German solch (“such”), Danish slig (“like that, such”), Swedish slik (“such”), Icelandic slíkur (“such”). More at so, like.
Words formed from such
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Words that rhyme with such
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Questions about such
- What does such mean?
- Such means like this, that, these, those; used to make a comparison with something implied by context.
- What is such in Hindi?
- Such in Hindi is ऐसा (aisā). See Such meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use such in a sentence?
- After "reiterate" do not use "(yet) again" and other such expressions.
- What part of speech is such?
- Such can be a determiner, a pronoun, a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce such?
- Such is pronounced /sʌt͡ʃ/.
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