determiner
such
suhch
determiner
1
Of the kind already mentioned or implied.
"I've never seen such a mess in my life."
"Such behavior will not be tolerated."
2
Used to intensify a description, roughly meaning "so very."
"It was such a beautiful sunset that everyone stopped to watch."
How to Use Such
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishUsed to point back to something already described, or to add emphasis, similar to "that kind of" or "so."
Common pairings
such as
no such thing
such a shame
Word Forms
suches plural, Suchs plural, Suches plural
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Etymology
From Old English swelc, from Proto-Germanic swalikaz, literally "so-like" — related to so and like.