such

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Definitions

determiner

  1. 1.

    (determiner) Of the type previously mentioned or implied.

  2. 2.

    (predeterminer) To so high a degree; so great.

  3. 3.

    (pronoun) The thing or things previously mentioned.

  4. 4.

    Used for emphasis.

Related words

See also: like, similar, so
Synonyms: so, that type of, this kind of

Etymology

From Old English swylc, swilc ("such, of that kind"), from Proto-Germanic swalīkaz, a compound of swa ("so") + līkaz ("like"). Cognate with Dutch zulk, German solch, and Gothic swaleiks.