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Whom
A word used instead of 'who' in certain grammatical contexts, often to refer to the object of a verb or preposition
Synonyms:
who
which
Antonyms:
This word has no antonyms
Examples:
But by
whom
?
And the name of the family with
whom
she lived.
Who were those with
whom
I played?
Etymology:
The word
whom
originates from Middle English
whom
, which is a derivative of Old English
hwām
,
hwǣm
, the dative form of
hwa
, meaning
who
.
Usage Statistics:
84 mentions per 1 million words
Often
Hint:
Frequency according to COCA
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