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| Language: | Old English |
| Origin: | hwæs, from hwa; WHO |
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whose S2 W1
1XX used to ask which person or people a particular thing belongs to : 
Whose is this?Whose keys are those?
Whose is this?Whose keys are those?2XX used to show the relationship between a person or thing and something that belongs to that person or thing : That's the man whose house has burned down. Solar energy is an idea whose time has come.
That's the man whose house has burned down.Solar energy is an idea whose time has come.3 used to give additional information about a person or thing : Jurors, whose identities will be kept secret, will be paid $40 a day.
Jurors, whose identities will be kept secret, will be paid $40 a day.