Whose Definition

ho͝oz
pronoun
That or those belonging to whom.
Whose is this? whose will look best?
Webster's New World
Whose is the question word used to ask to whom a thing or things belongs.
An example of whose is when you find a dog without an owner and you ask who the owner is.
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Of whom, belonging to whom; used as an interrogative pronoun.

Whose wallet is this?
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(formerly proscribed) Of which, belonging to which; used as a relative pronoun.

We saw several houses whose roofs are falling off. (=The roofs are falling off several houses we saw.)
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Synonyms:
  • to whom
  • from these
  • belonging to what person
  • of the aforementioned one
adjective
Of, belonging to, made by, or done by whom or which.
Whose book is lost? a song whose popularity endures.
Webster's New World
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