WHOM

Definition: WHOM

WHOM

Pronoun

1. The objective case of who. See Who.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Date "WHOM" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references)

Crosswords: WHOM

On behalf of my country and in the name of the other leaders of the world with whom I have today consulted, I hereby abidicate all authority and control over this planet to General Zod. (Superman II; writing credit: Jerry Siegel; Joe Shuster)

I've had a series of not so nice boyfriends, one of whom hit me. And every time I get my heartbroken the newspapers splash it about as thought it's entertainment (Notting Hill; writing credit: Richard Curtis)

To whom, do I owe this pleasure (Vanilla Sky; writing credit: Alejandro Amenábar; Mateo Gil)

Wow! A building with two Beldings, one of whom is balding (Saved by the Bell; writing credit: Ana Maria Moretzsohn)

Ask your saint who he is. Ask him whom he's killed (The English Patient; writing credit: Anthony Minghella)

With whom all share (Someone I love, Someone who loves me; performing artist: Dion)

To Whom It May Concern, (I Hope You Dance; performing artist: LEE AN WOMACK)

There ain't no room for the hopeless sinner whom would hurt all mankind ("People Get Ready"; performing artist: The Impressions)

Being happy lovin' whom I please (Back In My Arms Again; performing artist: The Supremes)

Acquaintance: A person whom we know well enough to borrow from, but not well enough to lend to. (references; author: unknown)

You don't marry someone you can live with; you marry the person with whom you cannot live without. (references; author: unknown)

For Whom the Sun Shines (1974)

Whom God Hath Joined (1970)

For Whom the Bulls Toil (1953)

Whom the Gods Love (1936)

The Wife Whom God Forgot (1920)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Books

• For Whom the Bell Tolls: The Lessons of Lloyds of London (reference)

• Of Whom the World Was Not Worthy (reference)

• Rolfing Structural Integration What It Achieves, How It Works and Whom It Helps (reference)

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Periodicals

• Mcgregors Who Owns Whom In South Africa (reference)

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Theater & Movies

• For Whom the Bell Tolls (reference)

• Princess Gwenevere:For Whom the Bell (reference)

  (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Music

• To Russell, My Brother, Whom I Slept With [LIVE] (reference)

  (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

If we decide to donate blood, most of us would like to control when we donate it-and to whom. So mosquitoes are an outdoor nuisance to be avoided, as are biting flies, ticks, and chiggers. We ward all of them off with deet, a strong repellant that ARS discovered 40 years ago. P. Credit: USDA ARS News; photo by Scott Bauer..

Front east elevation. Measured drawing by Thomas B. Schubert, 1969. (Reproduction Number: HABS, RI-308, sheet 4 of 8; negative number LC-USZA1-390) In the late nineteenth century, Newport, Rhode Island, became famous as a summer resort for wealthy Americans, many of whom built Newport "cottages" in the latest architectural styles. The Isaac Bell House is an important early example of the Shingle Style, a style of Victorian architecture popular in the late nineteenth century and named after the decorative shingles used on the exterior. The designers of the Bell House, the architects McKim, Mead, & White, designed several important buildings in Newport and elsewhere, including Madison Square Garden and the original Pennsylvania Station in New York City. Credit: Library of Congress.

Ship's Sponsor, Miss Marjorie Zane (right), at Zane's christening ceremonies at the Mare Island Navy Yard, California, 12 August 1919. She was the daughter of Major Randolph Talcott Zane, USMC, for whom the ship was named. Also present are her mother, Mrs. R.T. (Barbara) Zane (left), who was the Matron of Honor, and an unidentified Navy Captain. Credit: NAVY.

Engraving by J. Rodgers, published during the 19th Century by Virtue, Emmins & Co., New York. It contains portraits of Esek Hopkins, Silas Talbot, John Paul Jones, Richard Dale and John Barry, all of whom were prominent officers of the Continental Navy and the early United States Navy. Credit: NAVY.

I'm here, she announced timidly, to whom it might concern. Credit: Library of Congress.

To whom it may concern. Credit: Library of Congress.

President Wilson leaves tonight for Northampton, Mass., to visit his grandson, for whom he carries a number of gifts. Credit: Library of Congress.

Hon. John W. Clark, after whom Lake Clark is named. Credit: Library of Congress.

Men of the British Royal Flying Corps making an examination of the machinery of the German zeppelin L-21, brought down at Cuffley, England, by Lieut. William Robinson, to whom were awarded money prizes of $3,000 for having brought down the first zeppelin. Credit: Library of Congress.

Frances Benjamin Johnston (right), full-length self-portrait dressed as a man with false moustache, posed with two unidentified women, one of whom is also dressed as a man. Credit: Library of Congress.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

No widow shall be compelled to marry, so long as she prefers to live without a husband; provided always that she gives security not to marry without our consent, if she holds of us, or without the consent of the lord of whom she holds, if she holds of another. (reference)

But supposing victory favours the right side, let us consider a conqueror in a lawful war, and see what power he gets, and over whom. (Second Treatise of Government)

Clause 3: The Electors shall meet in their respective States, and vote by Ballot for two Persons, of whom one at least shall not be an Inhabitant of the same State with themselves. (reference)

The Congress may by law provide for the case of the death of any of the persons from whom the House of Representatives may choose a President whenever the right of choice shall have devolved upon them, and for the case of the death of any of the persons from whom the Senate may choose a Vice President whenever the right of choice shall have devolved upon them. (reference)

If, however, such a bill should be passed, and a person should be prosecuted under it; must the court condemn to death those victims whom the constitution endeavors to preserve? (reference)

Modern bourgeois society with its relations of production, of exchange and of property, a society that has conjured up such gigantic means of production and of exchange, is like the sorcerer, who is no longer able to control the powers of the nether world whom he has called up by his spells. (reference)

Advisers shall not speak except on a request made by the Delegate whom they accompany and by the special authorisation of the President of the Conference, and may not vote. (reference)

We all know the frightful disturbances in which the ordinary family is plunged when the curse of war swoops down upon the bread-winner and those for whom he works and contrives. ("Iron Curtain" Speech)

Therefore, we hold that the plaintiffs and others similarly situated for whom the actions have been brought are, by reason of the segregation complained of, deprived of the equal protection of the laws guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment. (reference)

To those new states whom we welcome to the ranks of the free, we pledge our word that one form of colonial control shall not have passed away merely to be replaced by a far more iron tyranny. (reference)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

The friends from whom she had just parted, though very good sort of people, must be doing her harm

This was not addressed to Scrooge, or to any one whom he could see, but it produced an immediate effect

My role, and one for which I was entirely qualified, was to be an extremely ignorant non-zoologist to whom everything that happened would come as a complete surprise

Such were some of the people with whom I now found myself connected

She took a lover, the first comer, a man whom she did not love, through bravado, and with rage in her heart

For those whom God to ruin has design'd, He fits for fate, and first destroys their mind

It is said that his right arm had grown powerless from having been raised so often over the heads of those whom he baptised

Whom thou wast sworn to cherish and defend

I begged he would forbear applying that word to me, and take the same order in his family, and among his friends whom he suffered to see me.

An unclean person is universally a slothful one, one who sits by a stove, whom the sun shines on prostrate, who reposes without being fatigued

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Health

People with whom the CFS patient feels comfortable. (references)

Hence, they can decide whom to admit and when to do things. (references)

They were discovered by a American scientist named Salmon, for whom they are named. (references)

Business

There are 15 local manufacturers, several of whom assemble imported furniture parts. (references)

In late May, the authorities released all 24 detained peasants, 3 of whom claimed to have been tortured by police. (references)

The main priority is to increase the literacy of rural women, 80 percent of whom are wholly or partially illiterate. (references)

Children

Turkey

The literacy rate for boys, most of whom complete primary school, is higher. (references)

Philippines

DSWD offices served nearly 7,500 victims of child abuse during the year, 73 percent of whom were girls. (references)

Guatemala

The NGO Casa Alianza increased its estimates of the number of homeless persons to 25,000, of whom 8,000 are children. (references)

Civil Liberties

Cameroon

Police commonly demanded bribes from citizens whom they stopped at roadblocks or at other points. (references)

Tunisia

Zoughah was convicted on the basis of a single witness whom the Government could not produce in court. (references)

Yemen

A few weeks later, the authorities arrested five individuals, whom they believe are linked to extremist Islamic groups. (references)

Economic History

Swaziland

The most important was Mswati II, from whom the Swazis derive their name. (references)

Japan

Japan's labor force consists of some 64 million workers, 40% of whom are women. (references)

Bahrain

The Bahrain labor force is estimated at 300,000 of whom 60 percent are expatriates. (references)

Human Rights

Zimbabwe

Five others were injured critically, one of whom later died from injuries. (references)

Namibia

SFF members reportedly beat persons whom they stopped for identification checks. (references)

Ghana

The soldiers were attempting to free two colleagues whom the police had arrested. (references)

Indigenous People

Argentina

The INAI estimates that there are approximately 700,000 indigenous persons, most of whom reside in rural areas. (references)

Indonesia

This includes, but is not limited to, groups such as the Dayak population in Kalimantan, some of whom live in remote forest areas, indigenous communities located throughout Papua, and economically disadvantaged families living as sea nomads on boats near Riau in eastern Sumatra and near Makassar (Ujung Pandang) in southern Sulawesi. (references)

Minorities

Indonesia

Police accused 13 persons whom police arrested in September in connection with a mall bombing. (references)

Political Economy

Kazakhstan

At times the Government harassed those whom it regarded as religious extremists. (references)

Central African Republic

On August 30, the President named a new Cabinet, most of whom are members of his MLPC party. (references)

Kuwait

Kuwaiti citizen workers, 92 percent of whom are government employees, have the right to join unions. (references)

Political Rights

Egypt

Two women and 2 Christians (1 of whom is a woman) serve among the 32 ministers in the Cabinet. (references)

Egypt

President Mubarak also appointed 10 members to the Assembly, of whom 4 were women and 4 Christians. (references)

Belize

Three women sit in the nine-member Senate, one of whom served as President of the Senate for part of the year. (references)

Trade

Indonesia

An American Senior Commercial Officer heads the office, supported by two Commercial Specialists, one of whom is funded by the US-Asia Environmental Partnership (US-AEP) and focuses on environment projects primarily in South and Southeast Asia. (references)

Ukraine

Ukraine is seeking to become a nation ruled by law, where human rights are respected and freedom of speech and press ensured, in which government policy and activity reflect the needs and wishes of an informed citizenry, and to whom representatives are responsive and officials are accountable. (references)

Travel

Cote D'ivoire

There is a large staff of medical specialists affiliated with the hospital, most of whom have had some medical training in France. (references)

Women

India

In the typical dowry dispute, a groom's family members harass a new wife whom they believe has not provided a sufficient dowry. (references)

China

Of those millions, a disproportionate percentage are women, many of whom do not have the skills or opportunities to find new jobs. (references)

Senegal

By law women have the right to choose when and whom they marry; however, in some areas, traditional practice can restrict a woman's choice. (references)

Worker Rights

Jordan

Abuse of domestic servants, most of whom are foreign, is widespread. (references)

Sri Lanka

In total there are more than 1,000,000 union members, 650,000 of whom are women. (references)

Haiti

Host family members rape about 23 percent of these girls, 15 percent of whom become pregnant. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Whom the Lord will hear

Expressions using "WHOM": of whom ♦ to whom ♦ to whom it may concern ♦ whom did you see? ♦ whom do you take me for? ♦ with whom. Additional references.

Ending with "WHOM": who-said-what-to-whom, whose-been-sleeping-with-whom.

Afrikaans

aan wie. (various references)

Albanian

që (but, that, which, who), kujt, kë, i cili (that, who), cilit, cilin. (various references)

Arabic 

‏من (from, of, than, who, whoever, whosoever), ‏التي (which, who, whose), ‏الذي (that, what, which, who, whose). (various references)

Bulgarian 

кого, кой (what, which, who, whose). (various references)

Chinese 

谁 (Who, Whoever, whose). (various references)

Czech

komu (who), koho (whose). (various references)

Danish

sagsøgte (defendant, party against whom the application is made), sagsøgt,som er lovligt indstævnt (defendant on whom an application initiating proceedings has been duly served), modtager af ydelsen (person for whom the services are intended), forsikring til fordel for trediemand (insurance for account of whom it may concern), forsikring for fremmed regning (insurance for account of whom it may concern), forsikring af trediemands interesse (insurance for account of whom it may concern), forsikring af fremmed interesse (insurance for account of whom it may concern), den part,mod hvem fuldbyrdelsen begæres (the party against whom enforcement is sought), angivelse af sagsøgte (designation of the party against whom the application is made), afgiftspligtig koeber (taxable person to whom the goods are supplied), afgiftspligtig aftager (taxable person to whom the services are supplied). (various references)

Dutch

wie (that, which, who), waaraan, aan wie. (various references)

Farsi 

چه کسی را, چه کسی (Who), کسیکه , خوش مزاج (Wholesome, Whomever), ان کسی که , به چه کسی . (various references)

Finnish

kenelle (who), jota (something, which). (various references)

French

qui (which, which one, who), que (what, whether, which), avec qui, � qui (whose). (various references)

German

wen (who), wem (to whom, who). (various references)

Greek 

ποιόν, ποίον, αιτιατική πτώση του who, την οποίαν, τον οποίον, τους οποίους. (various references)

Hebrew 

מי (anyone who, who, whoever), למי, שאותו, את מי, את אשר. (various references)

Hungarian

akit (that). (various references)

Indonesian

siapa (who). (various references)

Italian

chi (such, telltale, which, who, whoever). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

誰が為に (for whom), 鰥寡孤独 (utter loneliness, with no one upon whom to depend), 話し相手 (advisor, person with whom to speak), 私が愛する所の女性 (the woman whom I love), ベル友 (beret, person with whom one communicates by pager), メル友 (a friend with whom one corresponds by e-mail, a motion, being falling down drunk, maintenance, Mauser, melodious, melodrama, melody, melon, member, member name, members, member's card, membership, Memphis, Mendel, mendelevium, menses, mensheviki, menswear, mental, mental health, mental test, mentalistic, mentality, menthol, meringue, mince, mince cutlet, mortgage, soap opera), 杖柱 (person upon whom one relies), 尻馬 (buttocks of a horse being ridden or followed, person of whom advantage is being taken), セタン価 (cetane number, sedan, sex friend, sexual intercourse, someone with whom one is not romantically involved but frequently has sexual relations with anyway), やや上回る (a little more than, bimbo, limp, particle denoting uncertainty or a listing, soft, someone with whom one is not romantically involved but frequently has sexual relations with anyway, tender, way of doing something). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

たがために (for whom), ベルとも (person with whom one communicates by pager), メルとも (a friend with whom one corresponds by e-mail), しりうま (buttocks of a horse being ridden or followed, person of whom advantage is being taken), つえはしら (person upon whom one relies), か�"か�"どく (utter loneliness, with no one upon whom to depend), わたくしがあいすると�"ろのじょせい (the woman whom I love), セックスフレンド (sex friend, someone with whom one is not romantically involved but frequently has sexual relations with anyway), やりとも (someone with whom one is not romantically involved but frequently has sexual relations with anyway), はなしあいて (advisor, companion, person with whom to speak, someone to talk to). (various references)

Korean 

누구 (someone). (various references)

Manx

arrymider (one whom respect is due). (various references)

Pig Latin

omwhay.(various references)

Portuguese

quem (as, that, which, which one, who). (various references)

Portuguese Brazilian

quem. (various references)

Romanian

pe cine (who). (various references)

Russian 

of who, кто (as to who, one who, that, which, who), который (that, whether, which, who), которого, кого, кому. (various references)

Scottish

na (all that, greater than that, let not, not, or, q.v., than, that, the, the genitive singular case of the art. before fem.n., the neg.part. before v. beginning with con., the nom. and dat.plur. case of the art. before n. beginning, those which, those who, was longer; na b' = past tense of na 's, what, where they). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

kome, koga. (various references)

Spanish

quien (who, whoever), quién (who). (various references)

Swedish

vem (that, which, who, whomever). (various references)

Turkish

kimi (some, who), kime (who), ki onu. (various references)

Ukrainian

кого, кому. (various references)

kem. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Derivations

Words beginning with "WHOM": whomever, whomp, whomped, whomping, whomps, whomso, whomsoever. (additional references)

Misspellings

"WHOM" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Dhlomo, ghom, hwom, rhom, whamo, whem, whgo, whimp, whoc, whoe, whog, whome, whoms, whon, whoo, whoof, whooy, whor, whorm, whos, wohl, wom, womp, woom. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-1 letter: how, mho, mow, ohm, who.

-2 letters: hm, ho, mo, oh, om, ow, wo.

+1 letter: whamo, whomp.

+2 letters: haymow, whammo, whilom, whomps, whomso.

+3 letters: haymows, showman, showmen, somehow, wholism, whomped, wormish.

+4 letters: chowtime, fishworm, hairworm, hawkmoth, homebrew, hometown, homeward, homework, hookworm, hornworm, inchworm, meshwork, misthrow, shipworm, showroom, showtime, somewhat, somewhen, tomahawk, townhome, warmouth, washroom, whipworm, wholisms, whomever, whomping, whoredom, womanish, wormhole.

+5 letters: charwoman, charwomen, chowtimes, earthworm, fishworms, hairworms, hawkmoths, heartworm, homebrews, homegrown, homeowner, hometowns, homewards, homeworks, hookworms, hornworms, inchworms, matchwood, meshworks, misthrown, misthrows, mouthwash, overwhelm, shipworms, showrooms, showtimes, somewhats, somewhere, tomahawks, townhomes, warmouths, washrooms, washwoman, washwomen, wherefrom, whipworms, wholesome, whoredoms, womanhood, wordsmith, wormholes.