meaning of such
1. 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.
2. Having the particular quality or character specified.
3. The same that; -- with as; as, this was the state of the kingdom at such time as the enemy landed.
4. Certain; -- representing the object as already particularized in terms which are not mentioned.
5. of a degree or quality specified by the `that clause; "their anxiety was such that they could not
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Related Words
such | such as | such that | such-and-such | suchlike | suchospondylous | suchwise |
