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Whose Moderate

Whose has 2 different meanings across 2 categories:

Det · Pron

Definitions
Det
1

Of whom, belonging to whom.

"The dog whose collar is missing belongs to our neighbor."

Pron
1

Of whom, belonging to whom.

"The boy whose bike was stolen called the police immediately."

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Origin

Whose comes from the Old English word hwæs, which originally meant "of whom" or "of what." This term traces its roots back to the Proto-Germanic form *hwes, serving as the genitive case for both "who" and "what."

Rhyming Words
ose cose hose jose oose lose bose dose gose nose tose rose mose yose pose roose noose brose loose chose
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