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to whom it may concern

to whom it may concern prepositional phrase: used as a formal salutation in a letter when the writer does not know the recipient or the identity of the recipient.

Prepositional phrase

  1. Used as a formal salutation in a letter when the writer does not know the recipient or the identity of the recipient.

to whom it may concern meaning in Tagalog and Arabic

to whom it may concern in Tagalog

phrase used to begin a formal letter to an unknown recipient
sa kinauukulan

to whom it may concern in Arabic

phrase used to begin a formal letter to an unknown recipient
إِلَى مَنْ يَهُمُّهُ الْأَمْرُ ila man yahummuhu l-'amru

Synonyms of to whom it may concern

Questions about to whom it may concern

What does to whom it may concern mean?
To whom it may concern means used as a formal salutation in a letter when the writer does not know the recipient or the identity of the recipient.
What is to whom it may concern in Tagalog?
To whom it may concern in Tagalog is sa kinauukulan. See To whom it may concern meaning in Tagalog.
What part of speech is to whom it may concern?
To whom it may concern is a prepositional phrase.

Words near to whom it may concern in the dictionary

  1. to time
  2. to top it off
  3. to wake the dead
  4. to what do I owe the pleasure
  5. to what end
  6. to whom it may concern
  7. to whom this may concern
  8. to wisse
  9. to wit
  10. to write home about
  11. to your health

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