whom (/huːm/)
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🔊 /huːm/
Meaning
Meaning: which person (object)
A formal form of ‘who’ used as the object of a verb or preposition.
Examples
🗣 To whom should I address this very important letter?
Etymology
From Old English ‘hwam’, the dative of ‘hwa’ (who).
How & Where It’s Used
Formal; in casual speech ‘who’ usually replaces it.
Tags: question, formal