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which

which

∞ 1.0
A word that refers to the whole previous idea or situation
  • pronoun
  • /wɪtʃ/
translation icon : lo que
  • Ask the students to imagine other ways in which a song collage could be created.
  • which in turn
  • which meant
  • which led

And if you can't, which is fine, learn from it.

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Examples

  • In this respect, natural gas is unlike oil, which is traded at the same price everywhere.

    Academic text (2011)

  • The British now rule an empire on which the sun never sets.

  • That is change of which we should all be proud.

  • Fear or faith, which will be our master?

  • So we'll start where we start, which is from the top.

  • However, we could find no previous study in which a link to cancer was identified.

    Academic text (2011)

  • All were started on the same dose, which is not normal practice in the UK.

    Academic text (2011)

  • Byers crafted the legislation creating the program, which is considered a model for other states.

    Academic text (2011)

  • Descriptive analyses examined the extent to which the core components of the model were delivered.

    Academic text (2011)

  • He said we should change our approach, which I completely agree with.

Idioms

every which way
  • Informal
12 4.9

In many different directions in a messy, random way

to know which end is up
  • Informal
1 7.8

To understand how things work in a place or job

to know which side your bread is buttered on
  • Informal
1 9.1

Act to protect your own interests

which end is up
  • Informal
1 9.9

To know what is happening in a confusing situation

every which where
  • Informal
9.6

In every possible place

which way the cat jumps
  • Informal
9.9

To wait and see how a situation turns out before deciding

which way the wind is blowing
  • Informal
8.0

To find out what most people think before you act

Surface Forms

which subject case
which object case
whose possessive determiner
whose possessive pronoun

Etymology

Which later took on the use of pointing back to a whole idea or event, not just a single thing. So when we say something like 'He forgot to set an alarm, which caused him to be late,' the which refers to the whole earlier statement.