whose
♦♦♦ whose /huːz/
Usually pronounced /h'uːz/ for meanings 2 and 3.
1 [PRON]
You use whose at the beginning of a relative clause where you mention something that belongs to or is associated with the person or thing mentioned in the previous clause.
I saw a man shouting at a driver whose car was blocking the street.
...a speedboat, whose fifteen-strong crew claimed to belong to the Italian navy.
...tourists whose vacations included an unexpected adventure.
2 [QUEST]
You use whose in questions to ask about the person or thing that something belongs to or is associated with.
Whose was the better performance?...
`Whose is this?'--`It's mine.'...
`It wasn't your fault, John.'--`Whose, then?'...
Whose car were they in?...
3 [DET]
You use whose after certain words, especially verbs and adjectives, to introduce a clause where you talk about the person or thing that something belongs to or is associated with.
I'm wondering whose mother she is then...
I can't remember whose idea it was for us to meet again.
[CONJ]
Whose is also a conjunction.
I wondered whose the coat was...
That kind of person likes to spend money, it doesn't matter whose it is.
Usually pronounced /h'uːz/ for meanings 2 and 3.
1 [PRON]
You use whose at the beginning of a relative clause where you mention something that belongs to or is associated with the person or thing mentioned in the previous clause.
I saw a man shouting at a driver whose car was blocking the street.
...a speedboat, whose fifteen-strong crew claimed to belong to the Italian navy.
...tourists whose vacations included an unexpected adventure.
2 [QUEST]
You use whose in questions to ask about the person or thing that something belongs to or is associated with.
Whose was the better performance?...
`Whose is this?'--`It's mine.'...
`It wasn't your fault, John.'--`Whose, then?'...
Whose car were they in?...
3 [DET]
You use whose after certain words, especially verbs and adjectives, to introduce a clause where you talk about the person or thing that something belongs to or is associated with.
I'm wondering whose mother she is then...
I can't remember whose idea it was for us to meet again.
[CONJ]
Whose is also a conjunction.
I wondered whose the coat was...
That kind of person likes to spend money, it doesn't matter whose it is.