such
of the kind already mentioned
How often you will meet it
Rank 97 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 258,012 times across 155,139 chapters — 0.123% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 100 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
determiner
- of the kind already mentioned
- so great; of this degree
such in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
-
With such preparation, scarcely anything is impossible of attainment.
The White Christmas and other Merry · Walter Ben Hare · Chapter 1
-
There is no such thing as a moral or an immoral book.
The Picture of Dorian Gray · Oscar Wilde · Chapter 1
-
None wield such absolute power over others as those who think little about themselves.
Christian's Mistake · Dinah Maria Mulock Craik · Chapter 1
-
And the star, opening, showed him a great world of light, where many more such angels waited to receive them.
Famous Stories Every Child Should Know · Hamilton Wright [Editor] Mabie · Chapter 1
-
Yet that had come to him; it was not a thing he had done; boys are critical of such distinctions.
The Courage of the Commonplace · Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews · Chapter 1