Complete Definition of "such"

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English

rank|can|made|did|84|such|great|must|these

Etymology
ME., from OE. term|swilc, term|swylc

Pronunciation
IPA|/s�t�/, SAMPA|/sVtS/
audio|en-us-such.ogg|Audio (US)
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-�t�|-�t�

Determiner
infl|en|determiner

  1. like this, that, these, those; Used to make a comparison with something implied by context.

#: I�ve never seen such clouds in the sky before.
#: Such is life.

  1. Used as an intensifier; roughly equivalent to so much of.

#: The party was such a bore.

  1. context|particularly used in formal documents Previously described.

#: Such consent can only be given by way of a dated, signed letter.

Related terms
as such
thus and such
such and such
such as
such like
such that
suchness

Translations
trans-top|like this, that, these, those; used to make a comparison with something implied by context
French: t+|fr|tel
trans-mid
Russian: t+|ru|�акой|trtakój|scCyrl
Spanish: t+|es|así, t-|es|tan, t-|es|semejante
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trans-top|used as an intensifier
trans-mid
Russian: t+|ru|�акой|trtakój|scCyrl
Spanish: t-|es|tan, t+|es|qué
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trans-top|previously described
trans-mid
Russian: t+|ru|�акой|trtakój|scCyrl
Spanish: t-|es|tal
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ttbc-top
ttbc|Czech: takový (1,2,3)
ttbc|Dutch: zulke (1,4), zo (2,3,4)
ttbc|French: tel (1,3,4), ainsi (2), tellement (3)
ttbc|Ido: tala, tanta (3)
ttbc-mid
ttbc|Korean: t|ko|�� ��|triwa gateun|scHang, t|ko|그� �|trgeureo han|scHang
ttbc|Latin: t-|la|talis|alt=t�lis
ttbc|Portuguese: tal (3)
ttbc|Romanian: asemenea
ttbc|Scots: sic
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Category:English intensifiers

Pronoun
infl|en|pronoun

  1. a person, a thing, people, or things like the one or ones already mentioned

#* 1804, Joseph Addison, Richard Steele, The Tatler, C. Whittingham, John Sharpe, page 315:
#*: These oraculous proficients are day and night employed in deep searches for the direction of such as run astray after their lost goods : but at present they are more particularly serviceable to their country in foretelling the fate of such as have chances in the public lottery.
#* 1988, Miguel Urrutia, Setsuko Yukawa, Economic Development Policies in Resource-rich Countries, page 46:
#*: Thus, it is not the coffee boom as such which caused the stagnation of the manufacturing sector in Colombia.
#* 2000, Terry Goodkind, Faith of the Fallen (ISBN 0312867867), page 238:
#*: Some are just no�good locals�drunks and such�who�d just as soon beg or steal as work.


German

Verb
such

  1. form of|lang=de|conjugated form|suchen

Category:200 English basic words

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