Which definition
Which part of town do you mean?
Use which door you please.
Choose which you like best.
It started to rain, at which point we ran.
You are late—which reminds me, where were you yesterday?
Which man (or men) answered? which books did he choose?
- Used as a relative pronoun in a clause that provides additional information about the antecedent.My house, which is small and old.
- 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.
- 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.
Which of the men answered? which do you want?
He left early, which was wise.
An example of which is what book or what shirt.
An example of which is of a group of potential employees or of a selection of books.
He knows which he wants.
Take which you prefer.
Which song made the charts?
Which is bigger?; which is which?
Show me which one is bigger; they couldn't decide which song to play.
For several seconds he sat in silence, during which time the tea and sandwiches arrived.
I'm thinking of getting a new car, in which case I'd get a red one.
He walked by a door with a sign, which read: PRIVATE OFFICE. Their first song, which made the charts in 2004, is great. We've met some problems, which are very difficult to handle. He had to leave, which was very difficult. We have to protect the environment in which we live. No art can be properly understood apart from the culture of which it is a part.
Try which method he pleased, he could not succeed.
He is very old, which fact is important.
Which of these is yours?
Other Word Forms
Noun
Origin of which
- Middle English from Old English hwilc kwo- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- Old English hwilc, from Proto-Germanic *hwilīkaz, derived from *hwaz. Cognates include German welcher, Dutch welk and Old Norse hvílíkr.
From Wiktionary