who

Meanings

• Pronoun

  A pronoun used to ask questions or refer to a person or persons previously mentioned.

  - "Who wrote this book?"
  - "I asked who would like to go first."
  - "The teacher asked who had finished their homework."

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Pronunciation

1. /huː/
   
   
   
   Source: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=718832"

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with who
dough , though , show

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Homonyms

Words having the same spelling or pronunciation but different meanings and origins

1. Who's (English) : Contraction of 'who is' or 'who has'
   

2. Hue (English) : Color
   

3. Hover (English) : To remain suspended in the air, typically at a low altitude
   

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Homophones

Words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling,

1. who's
   

2. hue
   

3. hover
   

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Variants

List of all variants of who that leads to same result
as who , as who should say , who , who is who , who was who , who's who , WHO , whom , who's whos , who asked you? , who can tell , who cares , who goes there , who's counting? , everybody who's anybody

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Forms

Different forms of the word (e.g., verb conjugations, plural forms, comparative/superlative forms for adjectives).

Whoever, Whomever, Whose

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Etymology

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Old English hwā, from hwāt meaning 'what' or 'who'. The pronoun developed from a question word to a relative pronoun.

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Trivia

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1. In the English language, 'who' is the only relative pronoun that can be used to ask questions.

2. The word 'who' has been used in many famous quotes, such as 'To be or not to be: that is the question' from Shakespeare's Hamlet.

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Related Concepts

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1. Relative pronouns: Who is a type of relative pronoun used to introduce a subordinate clause and refer back to an antecedent in a main clause.

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Culture

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In literature, 'who' is often used as a rhetorical question to engage the reader or to create suspense. In art, 'who' can be represented through portraits or group scenes.

How to Memorize "who"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a person asking a question with 'who'. Imagine yourself asking 'Who is that person?' or 'Who will win the game?'

2. associate
   

   - Associate 'who' with asking questions or identifying people. Think of the 'who' question in a whodunit mystery or a game of 20 Questions.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic like 'Will Hippos Jump Over Fences?' to remember the order of relative pronouns: Who, Whom, Whose, Which, That

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