Whom

pronoun

The objective case of who.

Usage note: In both written and spoken language, who is often used in place of whom, even as an object, although some prescriptivists regard such usage as incorrect. The use of whom is characteristic of a formal style, and is often considered stilted in informal conversation.

definitions

1. what person or people; which person or people.
   1. (as the object of a verb).

      Whom did you ask?

   2. (as the object of a preposition).

      To whom are you referring?

2. her; him; them (used as a relative pronoun to refer to a previously mentioned person or people)

   He's a person with whom I work.

   We have ten employees, of whom half are carpenters.

Translations

• Danish: hvem
• Dutch: die (1), wie (1), waarmee (2), waarvan (2), waaronder (2)
• Esperanto: kiu
• French: qui
• Indonesian: yang, yang mana
• Italian chi (1); cui (2)