such

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/sʌt͡ʃ/

det 5pron 1noun 1name 1

Collocations

ADJ.

above, better, cute, done, good, mean, middle-aged, sad

I've never seen such a cute puppy in my entire life.

VERB + SUCH

bring, come, dare, go, read, refused, release, rely

I refused such a ridiculous offer without even thinking twice about it.

SUCH + NOUN

astray, boy, day, endorphins, error, friends, life, man

I made such an error when I forgot to save my work before closing the document.

PREP.

about, in, in, on, out, up, upon, with

I've never heard such nonsense in my entire life.

ADV.

mostly

I've mostly seen such behavior from people who are stressed about work.

Definitions

det

Like this, that, these, those; used to make a comparison with something implied by context.

I’ve never seen such clouds in the sky before.

Really? Unfortunately, my mind refuses to bring any such memory forward.

Any.

the above address or at such other address as may be provided

Used as an intensifier roughly equivalent to very much (of), quite or rather.

Unfortunately, it wasn't such a good holiday as we thought it would.

The party was such a bore. "Bottomless" is such a lie.

Used as an intensifier roughly equivalent to very much (of), quite or rather.

Such hypocrisy!

Such bouncy children you have.

A certain; representing the object as already particularized in terms which are not mentioned.

In rushed one and tells him such a knight / Is new arrived.

To-day or to-morrow we will go into such a city, and continue there a year.

pron

A person, a thing, people, or things like the one or ones already mentioned.

Such is life, such as it is.

When applied to women, 'handsome' is used mostly of such as are middle-aged or elderly.

noun

Something being indicated that is similar to something else.

But granted that Plato does not accept the this-such distinction, why saddle him with the view that all things are thises, rather than all suches or perhaps even neither?

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Idioms & Phrases

thus and such

A placeholder or generic name for something.

Anytime he said thus and such, she said the opposite.

and such

and other like things; and so forth

there is no such thing as bad publicity

Synonym of any press is good press.

there is no such thing as bad press

Synonym of any press is good press.

there is no such thing as bad weather, only bad clothing

Any type of weather can be endured if adequate clothing is worn.

The Danish early childhood educators say there is no such thing as bad weather, only bad clothing.

Example Bank

I’ve never seen such clouds in the sky before.

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Really? Unfortunately, my mind refuses to bring any such memory forward.

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I had occasion […] to make a somewhat long business trip to Chicago, and on my return […] I found Farrar awaiting me in the railway station. He smiled his wonted fraction by way of greeting, […], and

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Such is life, such as it is.

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When applied to women, 'handsome' is used mostly of such as are middle-aged or elderly.

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These oraculous proficients are day and night employed in deep searches for the direction of such as run astray after their lost goods : but at present they are more particularly serviceable to their

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Usage Notes

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In some senses, such is marked as obsolete. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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