such
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adjective \ˈsəch, ˈsich\Definition of SUCH
1
a : of a kind or character to be indicated or suggested <a bag such as a doctor carries> b : having a quality to a degree to be indicated <his excitement was such that he shouted>
2
: of the character, quality, or extent previously indicated or implied <in the past few years many such women have shifted to full-time jobs>
3
: of so extreme a degree or quality <never heard such a hubbub>
4
: of the same class, type, or sort <other such clinics throughout the state>
5
: not specified
See Examples of SUCH
- She has published her first sci-fi novel and hopes to write more such novels.
- No such agreement was made.
- The magazine publishes articles about such varied subjects as astronomy, politics, and gardening.
- I've never heard of such a thing!
Origin of SUCH
Related to SUCH
- Synonyms
- akin, analogous, cognate, comparable, connate, correspondent, corresponding, ditto, like, matching, parallel, resemblant, resembling, similar, alike, suchlike
- Antonyms
- different, dissimilar, diverse, unakin, unlike
2such
pronounDefinition of SUCH
1
: such a person or thing
2
: someone or something stated, implied, or exemplified <such was the result>
3
: someone or something similar : similar persons or things <tin and glass and such>
— as such
: intrinsically considered : in itself <as such the gift was worth little>
Usage Discussion of SUCH
For reasons that are hard to understand, commentators on usage disapprove of such used as a pronoun. Dictionaries, however, recognize it as standard; all of the citations upon which our definitions of this word are based are clearly standard.
Examples of SUCH
- It is a serious problem and should be treated as such.
- If such is the decision, nothing further should be done.
First Known Use of SUCH
before 12th century
3such
adverbDefinition of SUCH
1
a : to such a degree : so <such tall buildings> <such a fine person> b : very, especially <hasn't been in such good spirits lately>
2
: in such a way <related such that each excludes the other>
Examples of SUCH
- I have never seen such a large cat!
- I had such a bad headache that I couldn't think straight.
First Known Use of SUCH
before 12th century
Related to SUCH
- Synonyms
- achingly, almighty, archly, awful, awfully, badly, beastly, blisteringly, bone, colossally, corking, cracking, damn, damned, dang, deadly, desperately, eminently, enormously, especially, ever, exceedingly (also exceeding), extra, extremely, fabulously, fantastically, far, fiercely, filthy, frightfully, full, greatly, heavily, highly, hugely, immensely, incredibly, intensely, jolly, majorly, mightily, mighty, monstrous [chiefly dialect], mortally, most, much, particularly, passing, rattling, real, really, right, roaring, roaringly, seriously, severely, so, sore, sorely, spanking, specially, stinking, very, super, supremely, surpassingly, terribly, that, thumping, too, unco, uncommonly, vastly, vitally, way, whacking, wicked, wildly
- Antonyms
- little, negligibly, nominally, slightly, somewhat
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