whom in English: A formal form of "who", used for the person an action is done to. (pronoun)

Translation

A formal form of "who", used for the person an action is done to.

Word origin

From Old English hwam, the object form of hwa, meaning who.

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"Whom" is the person who receives the action.

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In everyday speech most people say "who" here.

?

This sounds formal. "Who should I ask?" is far more common.

who

Used to ask about a person, or to mean the person that.

whose

A question word that asks which person something belongs to. It also joins two ideas about the same person.

which

Used to ask or say which one thing from a known group you mean.

person

A single human being, such as a man, woman, or child.

that

Points to a person or thing further away, or the one already mentioned, and can also join two parts of a sentence.

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