Who
/huː/pronoun
Used to ask which person did an action or to whom something belongs.
Who ate all the cookies?
Often appears as...
- who knows
- who cares
pronoun
Used to introduce a clause giving further information about a person already mentioned.
The man who called earlier is my uncle.
Often appears as...
- who is
- who was
pronoun
Used in exclamations to bring attention to a surprising thing or person.
Who would have thought it possible?
Often appears as...
- who would have
- who would've
pronoun
Used to ask which person did an action or to whom something belongs.
Who ate all the cookies?
Often appears as...
- who knows
- who cares
pronoun
Used to introduce a clause giving further information about a person already mentioned.
The man who called earlier is my uncle.
Often appears as...
- who is
- who was
pronoun
Used in exclamations to bring attention to a surprising thing or person.
Who would have thought it possible?
Often appears as...
- who would have
- who would've
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Question Form
Use 'who' at the start of a question when you want to know about a person involved.
Who finished the milk?
Pro Tip 2/3Ownership Inquiry
Utilize 'who' for finding out who owns something or whom something is assigned to.
Who does this book belong to?
Pro Tip 3/3Informal Tone
When used in casual contexts, 'who' can express indifference or surprise.
Who cares about the test?
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The psychology of...
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Your body language may...
looking at the effects of our body language, or other people's body language, on judgments. And we make sweeping judgments and inferences from body language. And those judgments can predict really meaningful life outcomes like who we hire or promote, who we ask out on a date.
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Rethinking infidelity...
The vast majority of people that I actually work with are not at all chronic philanderers. They are often people who are deeply monogamous in their beliefs, and at least for their partner. But they find themselves in a conflict between their values and their behavior.
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What would happen if you...
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Questions No One Knows...
Why do so many innocent people and animals suffer terrible things? Is there really a plan for my life? Is the future yet to be written, or is it already written and we just can't see it? But then, do I have free will? I mean, who am I anyway?
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The psychological weight...
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Bear Gives a Warning...
Hey... I don't really have to tell you how magical this is, because who in the world wouldn't want to do this? Okay.
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The Rise of the Cali...
You have to learn who your enemy is, otherwise you're not going to win the fight.
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The benefits of a...
who learn a secondary language by filtering it through their primary language. Because all types of bilingual people can become fully proficient in a language regardless of accent or pronunciation, the difference may not be apparent to a casual observer. But recent advances in brain imaging technology
Video examples
How we conquered the...
he heard a dairy maid say, "I shall never have smallpox, for I have had cowpox. I shall never have an ugly, pockmarked face." Cowpox is a skin disease that resembles smallpox and infects cows. Later on, as a physician, he realized that she was right, women who got cowpox didn't develop
Video examples
The psychology of...
you used them as a source of attention or admiration. Or imagine that instead of seeking constructive feedback about your performance, you instead told everyone who tried to help you that they were wrong. So what causes narcissism? Twin studies show a strong genetic component,
Video examples
Your body language may...
looking at the effects of our body language, or other people's body language, on judgments. And we make sweeping judgments and inferences from body language. And those judgments can predict really meaningful life outcomes like who we hire or promote, who we ask out on a date.
Video examples
Rethinking infidelity...
The vast majority of people that I actually work with are not at all chronic philanderers. They are often people who are deeply monogamous in their beliefs, and at least for their partner. But they find themselves in a conflict between their values and their behavior.
Video examples
What would happen if you...
studies show that chronically sleeping fewer than six hours a night increases stroke risk by four and half times compared to those getting a consistent seven to eight hours of shuteye. For a handful of people on the planet who carry a rare inherited genetic mutation,
Video examples
Questions No One Knows...
Why do so many innocent people and animals suffer terrible things? Is there really a plan for my life? Is the future yet to be written, or is it already written and we just can't see it? But then, do I have free will? I mean, who am I anyway?
Video examples
The psychological weight...
for me i was a hard hard-charging taipei global executive and managing my diabetes was not going to be an option so i enlisted the help of the people at canyon ranch in the medical department there who i knew were a little bit more
Video examples
Bear Gives a Warning...
Hey... I don't really have to tell you how magical this is, because who in the world wouldn't want to do this? Okay.
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The Rise of the Cali...
You have to learn who your enemy is, otherwise you're not going to win the fight.
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