What does such mean?
Definitions for such
sʌtʃsuch
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word such.
Princeton's WordNet
such(a)adverb
of so extreme a degree or extent
"such weeping"; "so much weeping"; "such a help"; "such grief"; "never dreamed of such beauty"
suchadverb
to so extreme a degree
"he is such a baby"; "Such rich people!"
Wiktionary
suchpronoun
a person, a thing, people or things like the one or ones already mentioned
suchadjective
any
the above address or at such other address as may notify.
suchadjective
like this, that, these, those; Used to make a comparison with something implied by context.
the above address or at such other address as may notify.
suchadjective
Used as an intensifier; roughly equivalent to very much of.
The party was such a bore.
Etymology: From such, swuch, swulch, from swylc, swilc, swelc, from swalīkaz. Cognate with sölk, sulk, suk, zulk, solch, slig, slíkur. More at so, like.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Suchpronoun.
Etymology: sulleiks, Gothick; sulk, Dutch; swilc , Saxon.
’Tis such another fitchew! marry, a perfum’d one. William Shakespeare.
Can we find such a one as this, in whom the spirit of God is? Gen. xli. 38.
The works of the flesh are manifest, such are drunkenness, revelings, and such like. Gal. v. 21.
You will not make this a general rule to debar such from preaching of the Gospel as have thro’ infirmity fallen. John Whitgift.
Such another idol was Manah, worshipped between Mecca and Medina, which was called a rock or stone. Edward Stillingfleet.
Such precepts as tend to make men good, singly considered, may be distributed into such as enjoin piety towards God, or such as require the good government of ourselves. John Tillotson.
If my song be such,
That you will hear and credit me too much,
Attentive listen. Dryden.Such are the cold Riphean race, and such
The savage Scythian. John Dryden, Virg. Georg.As to be perfectly just is an attribute in the Divine Nature, to be so to the utmost of our abilities is the glory of a man: such an one, who has the publick administration, acts like the representative of his Maker. Addison.
You love a verse, take such as I can send. Alexander Pope.
This was the state of the kingdom of Tunis at such time as Barbarossa, with Solyman’s great fleet, landed in Africk. Richard Knolles.
That thou art happy, owe to God;
That thou continu’st such, owe to thyself. John Milton.To assert that God looked upon Adam’s fall as a sin, and punished it as such, when, without any antecedent sin, he withdrew that actual grace, upon which it was impossible for him not to fall, highly reproaches the essential equity of the Divine Nature. South.
No promise can oblige a prince so much,
Still to be good, as long to have been such. Dryden.I saw him yesterday
With such and such. William Shakespeare, Hamlet.If you repay me not on such a day,
In such a place, such sum or sums, as are
Express’d in the condition, let the forfeit
Be an equal pound of your flesh. William Shakespeare, Merch. of Venice.I have appointed my servants to such and such place. 1 Sam.
Scarce this word death from sorrow did proceed,
When in rush’d one, and tells him such a knight
Is new arriv’d. Samuel Daniel, Civil War.Himself overtook a party of the army, consisting of three thousand horse and foot, with a train of artillery, which he left at such a place, within three hours march of Berwick. Edward Hyde.
The same sovereign authority may enact a law, commanding such or such an action to-day, and a quite contrary law forbidding the same to-morrow. Robert South, Sermons.
Those artists who propose only the imitation of such or such a particular person, without election of those ideas before-mentioned, have often been reproached for that omission. John Dryden, Dufresnoy.
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Such
"Such" is a pronoun or determiner used to refer to a specific person, thing, or situation mentioned in a previous statement or context. It is often used to indicate similarity, pointing to something previously mentioned as an example or comparison.
Webster Dictionary
Suchadjective
of that kind; of the like kind; like; resembling; similar; as, we never saw such a day; -- followed by that or as introducing the word or proposition which defines the similarity, or the standard of comparison; as, the books are not such that I can recommend them, or, not such as I can recommend; these apples are not such as those we saw yesterday; give your children such precepts as tend to make them better
Suchadjective
having the particular quality or character specified
Suchadjective
the same that; -- with as; as, this was the state of the kingdom at such time as the enemy landed
Suchadjective
certain; -- representing the object as already particularized in terms which are not mentioned
Etymology: [OE. such, sich, sech, sik, swich, swilch, swulch, swilc, swulc, AS. swelc, swilc, swylc; akin to OFries. selik, D. zulk, OS. sulic, OHG. sulih, solih, G. solch, Icel. slkr, OSw. salik, Sw. slik, Dan. slig, Goth. swaleiks; originally meaning, so shaped. 192. See So, Like, a., and cf. Which.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Such
such, adj. of the like kind: of that quality or character mentioned.—pron. denoting a particular person or thing, as in such and such.—adv. Such′wise, in such a manner.—Such and such, Such or such, this or that, some, indefinitely; Such like (B.)=Such. [A.S. swylc, from swa, so, and líc, like, cog. with Goth. swaleiks.]
Editors Contribution
such
A specific kind.
Such a beautiful smell from the variety of flowers in the garden.
Submitted by MaryC on May 20, 2020
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Surnames Frequency by Census Records
SUCH
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Such is ranked #22235 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Such surname appeared 1,160 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Such.
93.8% or 1,089 total occurrences were White.
1.9% or 23 total occurrences were of two or more races.
1.8% or 21 total occurrences were Asian.
1.2% or 14 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'such' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #104
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'such' in Written Corpus Frequency: #414
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Anagrams for such »
cush
hucs
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of such in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of such in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of such in a Sentence
There is tight effort at the borders to ensure that such things do not come in again.
Putin hates Ukraine, he hates the people and the Ukrainian language. He wanted to completely destroy and scratch off from the earth the Ukrainian word … no country, no such thing.
Today, we say goodbye to the man who defined our team, sir Frank was such a genuinely wonderful human being and I'll always remember the laughs we shared. Sir Frank was more than a boss, Sir Frank was Sir Frank and a friend to everybody who joined the Williams Racing family and so many others.
We are grateful for the support and trust of the National Football League and the 31 other teams with today's vote, it's a responsibility and privilege to serve as stewards of such an iconic franchise.
Rob and Kaitlin were there [at the Super Bowl] and it was so exciting and it felt like a real moment of the city coming together, you know when you have those feelings of being around people where everyone’s cheering for the same things and it’s such a beautiful, moving human experience so I think that’s what they wanted to make happen.
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- مثل, هكذاArabic
- такіBelarusian
- такъвBulgarian
- talCatalan, Valencian
- takovýCzech
- sådanDanish
- derartig, solch, so einGerman
- τέτοιοςGreek
- tal, tan, así, semejante, quéSpanish
- niisugune, sellineEstonian
- چنینPersian
- moinen, sellainenFinnish
- slíkurFaroese
- tellement, telFrench
- ऐसाHindi
- ilyen, olyanHungarian
- այդպիսիArmenian
- taleItalian
- כגוןHebrew
- そのような, こんな, このような, そんなJapanese
- ასეთიGeorgian
- 그런Korean
- talisLatin
- toksLithuanian
- tādsLatvian
- та́квиотMacedonian
- та́ковMongolian
- zo'n, zulkDutch
- takiPolish
- داسېPashto, Pushto
- assim, tal, tantoPortuguese
- așaRomanian
- э́такий, тако́в, тако́йRussian
- takav, такавSerbo-Croatian
- takýSlovak
- takšen, takSlovene
- sådan, såSwedish
- เช่นนี้Thai
- böyleTurkish
- таки́йUkrainian
- ایساUrdu
- như thếVietnamese
- אַזאַYiddish
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