whom

whom
hu:m
pronoun ((used as the object of a verb or preposition, but in everyday speech sometimes replaced by who) what person(s)(?): Whom/who do you want to see?; Whom/who did you give it to?; To whom shall I speak?) a quién/quiénes
whom pron
1. quién
to whom did you speak? ¿con quién hablaste?
2. quien / el que / la que / los que / las que
the doctor to whom I spoke el médico con el que hablé
whom
tr[hʊːm]
pronoun
1 formal use (direct questions) a quién/quiénes
■ whom did he kill? ¿a quién mató?
■ to whom should I address it? ¿a quién debería ir dirigido?
2 formal use (relative - defining) que, quien, quienes; (- after preposition) quien, quienes, el cual, la cual, los cuales, las cuales
■ pupils whom I have taught alumnos a quienes he dado clase
■ the gentleman whom I saw el señor a quien vi
■ the man with whom she was seen el hombre con quien la vieron
■ someone for whom I have the greatest respect alguien a quien tengo mucho respeto
3 (relative - non-defining) quien, quienes, el cual, la cual, los cuales, las cuales
■ our guest, of whom you must all have heard, ... nuestro invitado, de quien todos deben haber oído hablar, ...
■ the man, whom she'd met previously, ... el hombre, a quien había conocido antes, ...
whom ['hu:m] pron
1) (used in direct questions) : a quién
whom did you choose?: ¿a quién elegiste?
2) (used in indirect questions) : de quién, con quién, en quién
I don't know whom to consult: no sé con quién consultar
3) (used in relative clauses) : que, a quien
the lawyer whom I recommended to you: el abogado que te recomendé
whom
pron.)
• quien, quién pron.
pron.
• a quien pron.
• a quién (es) pron.
• al que pron.
• que pron.
• quien pron.
• quién pron.
huːm
pronoun (frml)
a) (in questions, indirect questions)

whom did you visit? — ¿a quién visitaste?

a letter from whom? — ¿una carta de quién?

b) (as relative)

the cousin whom I mentioned earlier — el primo que or a quien mencioné antes

the girls, both of whom could dance — las chicas, que ambas sabían bailar

[huːm]
PRON frm
1) (in direct and indirect questions)

whom did you see? — ¿a quién viste?

from whom did you receive it? — ¿de quién lo recibiste?

I know of whom you are talking — sé de quién hablas

2) (relative)

the gentleman whom I saw — el señor a quien or al cual or al que vi; (less formal) el señor que vi

the lady whom I saw — la señora a quien or a la cual or a la que vi; (less formal) la señora que vi

the lady with whom I was talking — la señora con la que or con la cual or con quien hablaba

three policemen, none of whom wore a helmet — tres policías, ninguno de los cuales llevaba casco

three policemen, two of whom were drunk — tres policías, dos de los cuales estaban borrachos

three policemen, all of whom were drunk — tres policías, que estaban todos borrachos

See:
WHO, WHOM in WHO
* * *
[huːm]
pronoun (frml)
a) (in questions, indirect questions)

whom did you visit? — ¿a quién visitaste?

a letter from whom? — ¿una carta de quién?

b) (as relative)

the cousin whom I mentioned earlier — el primo que or a quien mencioné antes

the girls, both of whom could dance — las chicas, que ambas sabían bailar


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