whom

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /huːm/
• SAMPA: /hu:m/

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Pronoun

Pronoun whom

1. (question) Whom is the object form of who.

   Whom do you agree with?

2. (relative) Whom is the object form of who.

   I have a sister, whom I wrote to last week.

Usage

Whom is an object pronoun, but who is both a subject pronoun and an object pronoun. In both spoken and most written English, who is often used as an object, but a few people think only whom can be an object.