who (A1)
pronoun
Pronunciation: /huː/
Definition
Used to ask or talk about which person or people, or for the person or people that are mentioned.
Examples
Who is at the door?
She is the one who helped me.
I don't know who they are.
How to Use who
- who is (collocation)
- Used to ask for the identity of a person. — "Who is that person?"
- who are (collocation)
- Used to ask for the identity of multiple people. — "Who are the new neighbors?"
- who did (collocation)
- Used to ask about the person who performed an action. — "Who did this mess?"
- who has (collocation)
- Used to ask about the person possessing something or experiencing something. — "Who has the ball?"
- who was (collocation)
- Used to ask about the identity of a person in the past. — "Who was the first president?"
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