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who

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Who is a relative pronoun used to ask about the identity of someone or something. It is often used in questions and can be placed either at the beginning or end of a sentence. For example, "Who is coming to the party?" or "You are the one who arrived late."

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"who" as noun

1 - A person under discussion; a question of which person.

"who" as pronoun

1 - (interrogative) What person or people; which person or people; asks for the identity of someone. (used in a direct or indirect question)

2 - (interrogative) What is one's position; asks whether someone deserves to say or do something.

3 - (relative) The person or people that.

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Synonyms
1 - who
2 - whom
3 - which
4 - that
5 - whoever
6 - whomever
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Antonyms
1 - who
2 - whom
3 - whose
4 - what
5 - which
6 - where
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Who Is That GIF by What We Do in the Shadows

Who Is That GIF by What We Do in the Shadows

Who Are You Stranger GIF by MOODMAN

Who Are You Stranger GIF by MOODMAN

Who Is This Owl GIF

Who Is This Owl GIF

Regular Season Wtf GIF by NBA

Regular Season Wtf GIF by NBA
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