whom

//huːm//
B2Frequency Level 5Formal
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Pronoun

whomCanonical form
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Used instead of 'who' as the object of a verb or preposition in questions.

Whom did you meet yesterday?

Synonym

Pronoun

whomCanonical form
1

Used instead of 'who' as the object of a verb or preposition to introduce a relative clause referring to a person or people previously mentioned.

She has a brother whom she hasn't seen for years.