whom

[Whom]

The objective case of who. See Who.

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The objective case of who. See Who.


pron.
The objective case of who. See Who.


Whom

Whom , pron. [OE. wham, AS. dative hw'bem, hwm. See Who.] The objective case of who. See Who. &hand; In Old English, whom was also commonly used as a dative. Cf. Him.
And every grass that groweth upon root She shall eke know, and whom it will do boot.

The objective case of who. See Who.

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Usage Examples

A person however learned and qualified in his life's work in whom gratitude is absent, is devoid of that beauty of character which makes personality fragrant.

A blessed thing it is for any man or woman to have a friend, one human soul whom we can trust utterly, who knows the best and worst of us, and who loves us in spite of all our faults.

Absence from whom we love is worse than death, and frustrates hope severer than despair.

All the lessons of history in four sentences: Whom the gods would destroy, they first make mad with power. The mills of God grind slowly, but they grind exceedingly small. The bee fertilizes the flower it robs. When it is dark enough, you can see the stars.

An interim government was set up in Afghanistan. It included two women, one of whom was Minister of Women's Affairs. Man, who'd she have to show here ankles to to get that job?

Accept the things to which fate binds you, and love the people with whom fate brings you together, but do so with all your heart.

Misspelled Form

whom, qwhom, 2whom, 3whom, ewhom, awhom, swhom, qhom, 2hom, 3hom, ehom, ahom, shom, wqhom, w2hom, w3hom, wehom, wahom, wshom, wghom, wyhom, wuhom, wjhom, wnhom, wgom, wyom, wuom, wjom, wnom, whgom, whyom, whuom, whjom, whnom, whiom, wh9om, wh0om, whpom, whlom, whim, wh9m, wh0m, whpm, whlm, whoim, who9m, who0m, whopm, wholm, whonm, whojm, whokm, who,m, who m, whon, whoj, whok, who,, who , whomn, whomj, whomk, whom,, whom .

Other Usage Examples

Adapt yourself to the things among which your lot has been cast and love sincerely the fellow creatures with whom destiny has ordained that you shall live.

Among those whom I like or admire, I can find no common denominator, but among those whom I love, I can: all of them make me laugh.

Among the New Hollanders whom we were thus engaged with, there was one who by his appearance and carriage, as well in the morning as this afternoon, seemed to be the chief of them, and a kind of prince or captain among them.

All those authors there, most of whom of course I've never met. That's the poetry side, that's the prose side, that's the fishing and miscellaneous behind me. You get an affection for books that you've enjoyed.

A tyrant must put on the appearance of uncommon devotion to religion. Subjects are less apprehensive of illegal treatment from a ruler whom they consider god-fearing and pious. On the other hand, they do less easily move against him, believing that he has the gods on his side.

A hypocrite despises those whom he deceives, but has no respect for himself. He would make a dupe of himself too, if he could.

A priest is he who lives solely in the realm of the invisible, for whom all that is visible has only the truth of an allegory.

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