whose
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
Britannica Dictionary definition of WHOSE
1
— used in questions to ask who owns something, has something, etc.
-
Whose bag is it?
-
I wonder whose story was chosen.
-
Whose side are you on anyway?
2
— used to show which person or thing you are talking about
-
The gentleman whose cell phone was stolen was very upset.
-
The prize will go to the writer whose story shows the most imagination.
-
the book whose cover is torn
3
— used to give more information about a person or thing that has already been mentioned
-
The curator, whose name I've since forgotten, put together an exceptional exhibit.
-
My roommate, whose sister is an actress, gets lots of requests for autographs.
2
whose
/ˈhuːz/
pronoun
2
whose
/ˈhuːz/
pronoun
Britannica Dictionary definition of WHOSE
:
that or those belonging to a person
-
Whose are these? [=who is the owner of these?]
-
Let him know whose you will choose.
