English Dictionary

whom

IPA（発音記号）

/huːm/

代名詞

フォーマル 疑問詞 関係詞

As the object of a verb. / As the object of a preposition. / (relative) Used to refer to a previously mentioned person or people.

日本語の意味

（文法）動詞の目的語として用いられる / （文法）前置詞の目的語として用いられる / （文法）関係代名詞として、前に言及された人物または人々を指す

I couldn't tell whom to trust in that crowded room.

あの混雑した部屋で誰を信用すればよいかわからなかった。

意味（1）

As the object of a verb.

Whom did you ask?

意味（2）

As the object of a preposition.

To whom are you referring?

意味（3）

(relative) Used to refer to a previously mentioned person or people.

That is the woman whom I spoke to earlier. (defining)

意味（4）

(fused relative, archaic outside set patterns) The person(s) whom; whomever.

To whom it may concern, all business of John Smith Ltd. has now been transferred to Floggitt & Runne.