whose

[US]/huːz/
[UK]/huz/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

pron. belonging to or associated with which person (or people).

Example Sentences

Whose bicycle is this?

whose side are you on?.

Tell me whose it was.

This is the pen whose point is broken.

Whose else could it have been? See Usage Note at who ,whose

a man whose cover was blown.

people whose livelihoods depend on the rainforest.

a sovereign whose laws are obligatory.

a refugee whose name no one could pronounce.

the Welsh people, whose hospitality is proverbial.

those whose business is the pursuit of knowledge.

he's a man whose opinion I respect.

Whose turn is it to treat next?

Who else's? (= Whose else ?)

Whose side are you on anyway?

There is a single name on the blackboard — whose is it?

a college whose students are all women

a forceful colorist whose idiom was reminiscent of Cézanne.

people whose livelihood depends on the forest

Real-world Examples

A city whose heart may be broken, but whose spirit is not.

Source: CNN Listening Collection April 2013

She means Izaura whose husband left and Yolanda whose husband is dead.

Source: The Little House on Mango Street

Do you know whose tail that is?

Source: Blue little koala

We whose kids have plenty to eat.

Source: TED Talks (Audio Version) April 2015 Collection

" Whose toys are these? " asked Helen.

Source: Shanghai Education Oxford Edition Junior High School English Grade 7 Volume 1

These are walls whose every stone tells the story of resilience and liberty.

Source: Cloud Travel Handbook

Tom, whose parents are conservative, is talking to Karen, whose parents are open-minded.

Source: Lai Shixiong Intermediate American English (Volume 1)

Or the Asian Civilisation Museum, whose exhibits give visitors a complete picture of Asian civilizations.

Source: Travel around the world

So whose knife was it? - I know whose it is.

Source: TV series Person of Interest Season 2

'Whose house is it? ' he asked.

Source: Jane Eyre (Abridged Version)

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