whom
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
How often you will meet it
Rank 209 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 109,797 times across 175,113 chapters — 0.052% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 500 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
pronoun
- the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
whom 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.
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They are the elect to whom beautiful things mean only beauty.
The Picture of Dorian Gray · Oscar Wilde · Chapter 1
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These words were halfmeant for the traveller, whom he was scrutinizing very suspiciously.
An Egyptian Princess — Volume 07 · Georg Ebers · Chapter 1
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He saw another man shoot his mother and a taller young man, whom he did not know, shoot his father.
The Red Record Tabulated Statistics · Ida B. Wells-Barnett · Chapter 1
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Tarpeia, from whom the cliff took its name, was the daughter of Tarpeius, the governor of the citadel, on this hill.
Narrative and Lyric Poems (first series) · O. J. [Annotator] Stevenson · Chapter 1
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The next day she had another interview with the grand prior, to whom she handed over her jewels and remaining money.
A Knight of the White Cross · G. A. (George Alfred) Henty · Chapter 1