which

About 1900.92 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. determiner What, of those mentioned or implied.

   Which song shall we play?

2. determiner The/Any ... that; whichever.

   Take which one you want.

3. determiner Designates the one(s) previously mentioned.

   He once owned a painting of the house, which painting would later be stolen.

4. pronoun What one or ones (of those mentioned or implied).

   Which is which?

5. pronoun The/Any ones that; whichever.

   Please take which you please.

6. pronoun In a non-restrictive relative clause, referring to something previously mentioned. Referring to a preceding noun.

   I dropped a saucepan, which knocked over the eggs, which went all over the kitchen floor.

7. pronoun Referring to a preceding noun.

   I dropped a saucepan, which knocked over the eggs, which went all over the kitchen floor.

8. pronoun Used of people (now generally who, whom, that; which remains possible with words also referred to by it such as baby, child).

   She had a young child, which cried incessantly.

Similar words

that whatsoever whatever whichsoever whichever what who those these this

Often followed by

the is he are was they it had we i