whom
/hum/ pronoun A2- As the object of a verb. · Whom did you ask?
- As the object of a preposition. · To whom are you referring?· With whom were you talking?
- Used to refer to a previously mentioned person or people. · That is the woman whom I spoke to earlier. (defining)· Mr Smith, whom we all know well, will be giving the speech. (non-defining)
- The person(s) whom; whomever. · To whom it may concern, all business of John Smith Ltd. has now been transferred to Floggitt & Runne.
- Also used with names of collective nouns that are groups of people, especially singularly-named musical groups or sports teams. · Whom was Lemmy bassist for? Motörhead!
From the library
“Whom does this belong to?” he inquired.
“There are very few people of whom so much can be said.
“Well, every time I have seen Mercédès come into the city she has been accompanied by a tall, strapping, black-eyed Catalan, with a red complexion, brown skin, and fierce air, whom she calls cousin.”
And although the entertainment was fixed for twelve o’clock, an hour previous to that time the balcony was filled with impatient and expectant guests, consisting of the favored part of the crew of the Pharaon, and other personal friends of the bridegroom, the whole of whom had arrayed themselves in their choicest costumes, in order to do greater honor to the occasion.
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