Synonyms for
Whose
Definition
used to ask about the person or people who own or have something
Synonyms & similar words
Common collocations
- whose turn
- whose idea
- whose fault
- whose name
- whose house
- whose car
- whose business
- whose responsibility
Word family
Usage note
Whose is the possessive form of 'who'. It is used to ask or state to whom something belongs. It is often confused with 'who's', which is a contraction of 'who is' or 'who has'.
Example sentences
- Whose pencil is on the desk?
- Whose turn is it to clean up?
- Whose idea was it to have a party?
- Whose cat is this?
- Whose phone rang in the middle of class?
Quotes
'Whose woods these are I think I know.' - Robert Frost
'Whose woods are these? I think I know.' - Robert Frost
'Whose child is this?' I asked her one day. 'Mine,' she replied. 'Whose child is that?' I asked, pointing to a little girl in a stroller. 'Hers,' she replied. 'Whose husband is that?' I asked, pointing to the man leaning against a building. 'Mine,' she replied. I was beginning to think I was getting nowhere. - Sarah Dessen