English Explanatory Dictionary

relative pronoun

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A pronoun that introduces a relative clause and refers to an antecedent. In English, some words that can be used as interrogative pronouns can alternatively be used as relative pronouns: which, who, whose, whom and (non-standard) what. The other English relative pronouns are whoever, whomever, whatever, and that.

Pronunciation

/ˈɹɛl.ə.tɪv ˈpɹəʊ.naʊn/ /ˈɹɛl.ə.tɪv ˈpɹoʊ.naʊn/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Neøn-relative pronoun.wav

Word forms

relative pronoun relative pronouns

Related words

interrogative pronoun indefinite pronoun relative adjective relative adverb
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