which

¹which

adj \ˈhwich, ˈwich\

Definition of WHICH

1

: being what one or ones out of a group —used as an interrogative <which tie should I wear> <kept a record of which employees took their vacations in July>

2

: whichever <it will not fit, turn it which way you like>

3

—used as a function word to introduce a nonrestrictive relative clause and to modify a noun in that clause and to refer together with that noun to a word or word group in a preceding clause or to an entire preceding clause or sentence or longer unit of discourse <in German, which language might … have been the medium of transmission — Thomas Pyles> <that this city is a rebellious city… : for which cause was this city destroyed — Ezra 4:15 (Authorized Version)>

Origin of WHICH

Middle English, of what kind, which, from Old English hwilc; akin to Old High German wilīh of what kind, which, Old English hwā who, gelīk like — more at who, like

First Known Use: before 12th century

Rhymes with WHICH

bitch, ditch, fitch, flitch, glitch, hitch, itch, kitsch, niche, pitch, quitch, rich, snitch, stitch, such, switch, twitch, witch