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such

UK/sʌt͡ʃ/ US/sɪt͡ʃ/ very common
adjective (3) adverb (1)

adjective

1.

of a kind specified or understood

  • “it”
  • “;”
  • “;”
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2.

of a degree or quality specified (by the `that'' clause)

  • “their anxiety was such that they could not sleep”
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3.

of so extreme a degree or extent

  • “such weeping”
  • “so much weeping”
  • “such a help”
  • “such grief”
  • “never dreamed of such beauty”
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adverb

1.

to so extreme a degree

  • “he is such a baby”
  • “Such rich people!”

Origin

From Middle English such, swuch, swich, swilch, swulch, from Old English swelċ, from Proto-West Germanic *swalīk, from Proto-Germanic *swalīkaz (“so formed, so like”), equivalent to so + like. Cognate with Scots swilk, sic, sik (“such”), Saterland Frisian suk (“such”), West Frisian suk, sok (“such”), Low German sülk, sulk, suk (“such”), Dutch zulk (“such”), German solch (“such”), Danish slig (“like that, such”), Swedish slik (“such”), Icelandic slíkur (“such”). More at so, like.

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