who

Definitions

1. pronoun

   Used to ask which person or people.

   Examples

   • You're getting married? Who to?
   • I don't know who it is.
2. pronoun

   Used to talk about a person and give more information about them.

   Examples

   • That's the man who works at the newsagent.
   • My sister, who works in sales, just got promoted.
3. pronoun

   Used for the person that is the object of a verb, like whom.

   Examples

   • That's the man who I saw earlier.
   • My brother, who you met the other day, is coming to stay.
4. pronoun

   Used to mean the person who or anyone who.

   Examples

   • Who insults my mother insults me.
   • Give it to who deserves it.
5. pronoun

   Used about groups of people, such as bands and sports teams.

   Examples

   • Who are the Miami Heat?
   • Who are the Rolling Stones, anyway?
6. noun

   The identity of a person that is being talked about.

   Examples

   • The movie is about the who of a famous bank robbery.
   • The article never explains the who of the gift.
7. determiner

   Used in some dialects to mean whose.

   Examples

   • Who phone just rang?
   • Who car is parked outside?