which

which  (hwch, wch)

pron.

1. What particular one or ones: Which of these is yours?

2. The one or ones previously mentioned or implied, specifically:

a. Used as a relative pronoun in a clause that provides additional information about the antecedent: my house, which is small and old.

b. Used as a relative pronoun preceded by that or a preposition in a clause that defines or restricts the antecedent: that which he needed; the subject on which she spoke.

c. Used instead of that as a relative pronoun in a clause that defines or restricts the antecedent: The movie which was shown later was better.

3. Any of the things, events, or people designated or implied; whichever: Choose which you like best.

4. A thing or circumstance that: He left early, which was wise.

adj.

1. What particular one or ones of a number of things or people: Which part of town do you mean?

2. Any one or any number of; whichever: Use which door you please.

3. Being the one or ones previously mentioned or implied: It started to rain, at which point we ran.

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[Middle English, from Old English hwilc; see k^wo- in Indo-European roots.]

Usage Note: The relative pronoun which is sometimes used to refer to an entire sentence or clause, rather than a noun or noun phrase, as in She ignored him, which proved to be unwise. They swept the council elections, which could never have happened under the old rules. While these examples are unexceptionable, using which in this way sometimes produces an ambiguous sentence. Thus It emerged that Edna made the complaint, which surprised everybody leaves unclear whether it was surprising that a complaint was made or that Edna made it. The ambiguity can be avoided with paraphrases such as It emerged that the complaint was made by Edna, a revelation that surprised everybody. · Which may be used to refer to an entire sentence or clause only when it is preceded by that sentence or clause. When the referent follows, what should be used, particularly in formal style: Still, he has not said he will withdraw, which is more surprising but Still, what (not which) is more surprising, he has not said he will withdraw. See Usage Notes at that, what, whose.

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which

Adjective

1. used with a noun in requesting that the particular thing being referred to is further identified or distinguished: which way had he gone?, a questionnaire to find out which shops local consumers use

2. any out of several: you have to choose which goods and services you want

pron

1. used in requesting that the particular thing being referred to is further identified or distinguished: which of these occupations would be suitable for you?

2. used in relative clauses referring to a thing rather than a person: a discovery which could have lasting effects

3. and that: her books were all over the dining table, which meant we had to eat in the kitchen [Old English hwelc]

USAGE: See at that.

Translations

which [wɪtʃ] adj 1. (interrogative) (direct, indirect) → qué;

which picture(s) do you want? → ¿qué cuadro(s) quieres?;

which one? → ¿cuál?;

which one of you? → ¿cuál de vosotros?;

tell me which one you want → dime cuál (es el que) quieres

2. in which case → en cuyo caso;

we got there at 8 pm, by which time the cinema was full → llegamos allí a las 8, cuando el cine estaba lleno pron (interrogative) → cual;

I don't mind which → el/la que sea;

which do you want? → ¿cuál quieres?

2. (relative) (replacing noun) → que: (replacing clause) → lo que: (after preposition) → (el/la) que, el/la cual;

the apple which you ate/which is on the table → la manzana que comiste/que está en la mesa;

the chair on which you are sitting → la silla en la que estás sentado;

he didn't believe it, which upset me → no se lo creyó, lo cual or lo que me disgustó;

after which → después de lo cual

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which [wɪtʃ] adj 1. (interrogative) (direct, indirect) → quel(le);

which picture do you want? → quel tableau voulez-vous?;

which one? → lequel(laquelle)?

2. in which case → auquel cas;

we got there at 8pm, by which time the cinema was full → quand nous sommes arrivés à 20h, le cinéma était complet pron

1. (interrogative) → lequel(laquelle) → lesquels(lesquelles) pl;

I don't mind which → peu importe lequel;

which (of these) are yours? → lesquels sont à vous?;

tell me which you want → dites-moi lesquels or ceux que vous voulez

2. (relative) (subject) → qui: (object) → que; sur/vers etc lequel(laquelle) (NB: à + lequel = auquel; de + lequel = duquel);

the apple which you ate/which is on the table → la pomme que vous avez mangée/qui est sur la table;

the chair on which you are sitting → la chaise sur laquelle vous êtes assis;

the book of which you spoke → le livre dont vous avez parlé;

he said he knew, which is true/I was afraid of → il a dit qu'il le savait, ce qui est vrai/ce que je craignais;

after which → après quoi

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which [wɪtʃ] adj 1. (interrogative) (direct, indirect) → welche(r, s);

which picture? → welches Bild?;

which books? → welche Bücher?;

which one? → welche(r, s)?

2. in which case → in diesem Fall;

by which time → zu dieser Zeit pron

1. (interrogative) → welche(r, s);

which of you are coming? → wer von Ihnen kommt?;

I don't mind which → mir ist gleich, welche(r, s)

2. (relative) → der/die/das;

the apple which you ate/which is on the table → der Apfel, den du gegessen hast/der auf dem Tisch liegt;

the chair on which you are sitting → der Stuhl, auf dem Sie sitzen;

the book of which you spoke → das Buch, wovon or von dem Sie sprachen;

he said he saw her, which is true → er sagte, er habe sie gesehen, was auch stimmt;

after which → wonach

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which [wɪtʃ] adj 1. (interrogative) (direct, indirect) → quale;

which picture do you want? → quale quadro vuole?;

which one? → quale?;

which one of you did it? → chi di voi lo ha fatto?;

tell me which one you want → mi dica quale vuole

2. in which case → nel qual caso;

by which time → e a quel punto pron

1. (interrogative) → quale;

which (of these) are yours? → quali di questi sono suoi?;

which of you are coming? → chi di voi viene?

2. (relative) → che: (indirect) → cui, il(la) quale;

the apple which you ate/which is on the table → la mela che hai mangiato/che è sul tavolo;

the chair on which you are sitting → la sedia sulla quale or su cui sei seduto;

the book of which we were speaking → il libro del quale stavamo parlando;

he said he knew, which is true → ha detto che lo sapeva, il che è vero;

I don't mind which → non mi importa quale;

after which → dopo di che

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which

adj / pron which [witʃ]

used in questions etc when asking someone to point out, state etc one or more persons, things etc from a particular known group Which (colour) do you like best?; Which route will you travel by?; At which station should I change trains?; Which of the two girls do you like better?; Tell me which books you would like; Let me know which train you'll be arriving on; I can't decide which to choose. watter أي кой jaký, který, co hvilken welche ποιος (απ' όλους) cuál missugune, mis, kumb کدام mikä, kuka, kumpi quel; lequel, laquelle אֵיזֶה कौन,कौन सा koji melyik(et)? yang mana hver, hvor, hvaða quale; chi どちら 어느; 어느 쪽 kuris kurš yang mana satu welk hvilken; hvem, hva który qual care; pe care; la care какой; который aký, ktorý, čo kateri koji vilken, vilket, vilka, vem อันไหน; สิ่งไหน hangisi(ni), hangi 哪一個 котрий, який کون سا cái nào; người nào 哪一个

rel pron

(used to refer to a thing or things mentioned previously to distinguish it or them from others able to be replaced by that except after a preposition: able to be omitted except after a preposition or when the subject of a clause) (the) one(s) that: This is the book which/that was on the table; This is the book (which/that) you wanted; A scalpel is a type of knife which/that is used by surgeons; The chair (which/that) you are sitting on is broken; The documents for which they were searching have been recovered. waarvoor الذي، التي، الذين، اللواتي: ضَمير صِلَة لِغَيْر العاقِل في جُمْلَةٍ مُحَدِّدَه който který, jaký som; der welche που, ο οποίος que mis که joka, mikä qui; que; lequel שֶאוֹתוֹ, שֶבּוֹ जो koji amelyik(et), amely(et), ami(t) yang sem, er che; il quale, la quale, i quali, le quali ～するところの kuris (tas) kurš yang die, dat som który que care; pe care который ktorý, aký ki koji som สิ่งที่; อันที่; อันซึ่ง ki ... 那一個 який; що جو dùng để nhắc tới cái gì đã được nhắc tới trước đó 那一个

rel adj rel pron

used, after a comma, to introduce a further comment on something My new car, which I paid several thousand pounds for, is not running well; He said he could speak Russian, which was untrue; My father may have to go into hospital, in which case he won't be going on holiday. in welke الذي، التي، الذين، اللواتي: ضَمير صِلَة لِغَيْر العاقِل في جُملَةٍ غَيْر مُحَدِّدَه който který(žto), což som; hvilket welche ο οποίος, πράγμα που que mis که joka, mikä (ce) que/qui; auquel (cas) שֶׁ- तब koji amely(et), ami(t) yang sem, er che; il che*; cui そしてそれは kuris, tai kas; kurš yang die, dat, wat som; hvilket który, co que (pe) care; ceea ce; în care caz который; что ktorý, čo kateri; kar koji som, vilket, ... och i så fall อันซึ่ง; อันที่ ki ... 那一個 який; котрий جو کہ người hoặc vật nào trong số lượng hạn chế 那一个

rel adjectiv / rel pron whichˈever

1 any (one(s)) that I'll take whichever (books) you don't want; The prize will go to whichever of them writes the best essay. wie ook al, watter ook al أي، أيُّهُما който (и да е) kterýkoli, ten který hvilken som helst auch immer welche οποιοσδήποτε cualquier; el/la que ükskõik mis, ükskõik kumb هرکدام mikä tahansa celui, celle (qui/que) אֵיזֶה שֶׁ- चाहे जो koji god amelyik(et) csak mana saja hver/hvor/hvaða sem chiunque するどれでも 어느 것[]이나 bet kuris jebkurš; tas, kurš mana-mana saja welk... ook hvilken, den som którykolwiek qual deles oricare; oricine любой ktorýkoľvek, ten ktorý katerikoli koji god vilken, vilkendera, den som ไม่ว่าอันไหนก็ตาม (her) hangi ...-se, hangisi olursa 無論哪一個 який; будь-який جو بھی bất cứ 无论哪一个

2 no matter which (one(s)) Whichever way I turned, I couldn't escape. waar ook al الى أي، في أي който (и да е) kterýkoli ligegyldigt hvilken ganz gleich welche όποιος (κι αν) cualquier ükskõik missugune هر mikä hyvänsä quel que soit לא חָשוּב אֵיזֶה चाहे जो koji god akármelyik(et) mana saja sama hver/hvaða qualunque どちらを～しようとも 어느쪽의 ...이라도 kuris tik vienalga, kurš mana-mana pun welk... ook hvor... enn; hvilken som helst którykolwiek qualquer oricare ar fi какой бы ни; куда ни ktorýkoľvek katerikoli bilo koji vilken ... än ไม่ว่าสิ่งใดก็ตาม hangi(si) ...-se 無論哪個 який би не; який завгодно کوءی بھی cái nào 无论哪个

which is which(?)

which is one and which is the other (?) Mary and Susan are twins and I can't tell which is which. wie is wie أي واحِد مِنهُما، من هو كل واحِد مِنهُما кой кой е který je který hvem, der er hvem wer/was ist wer/was ποιος είναι ποιος cuál es cuál, quién es quién kumb on kumb کدام یکی کدام است erottaa toisistaan lequel est lequel מִיהוּ מִי जो है सो है koji je koji melyik melyik? (a kettő közül) tidak bisa membedakan hvor/hver er hvað (quale è quale) どっちがどっちか 어느 쪽이 어느 쪽인지 kuris yra kuris kas ir kurš yang mana satu antara dua wie wie is, wat wat is hvem/hva (som) er hvem/hva który jest który qual é qual care e care, cine e unul şi cine e celălalt который из них кто? ktorý je ktorý kateri je kateri koji je koji vilken (vilket, vilka, vem) [] är vilken (vilket, vilka, vem) อันไหนเป็นอันไหน hangisi hangisidir, ikisinin arasındaki fark ne 那一個是什麼(或誰) хто з них хто? ان میں سے کون کیا ہے cái nào 那一个是什么（或谁）