Standard Lemma guide

such

det · name · noun · pron · 9 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /sʌt͡ʃ/
  • archaic, dialectal: /sɪt͡ʃ/
  • archaic, dialectal: /sɛt͡ʃ/
  • archaic, dialectal: /sʊt͡ʃ/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ʌtʃ
  • CMU ARPABET: S AH1 CH Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

det

Meaning 1

Like this, that, these, those; used to make a comparison with something implied by context.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: demonstrative

Examples

  • I’ve never seen such clouds in the sky before.
  • Really? Unfortunately, my mind refuses to bring any such memory forward.
  • After "reiterate" do not use "(yet) again" and other such expressions.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

det

Meaning 2

Any.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: particularly used in formal documents

Examples

  • the above address or at such other address as may be provided

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

det

Meaning 3

Used as an intensifier roughly equivalent to very much (of), quite or rather.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: degree

Examples

  • Unfortunately, it wasn't such a good holiday as we thought it would.
  • I spent such a lot last night (that) now I can't even afford a burger.
  • The party was such a bore. "Bottomless" is such a lie.
  • You're all such kind people!

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

det

Meaning 4

Used as an intensifier roughly equivalent to very much (of), quite or rather.

Used with gradable noun phrases to form exclamations.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: degree

Examples

  • Such hypocrisy!
  • Such bouncy children you have.
  • Why, I was absolutely spellbound. She sings with such passion!

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: what

Antonyms: none provided

5

det

Meaning 5

A certain; representing the object as already particularized in terms which are not mentioned.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: dialectal, obsolete

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

name

Meaning 6

A surname.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

7

noun

Meaning 7

Something being indicated that is similar to something else.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: human-sciences, philosophy, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

8

pron

Meaning 8

A person, a thing, people, or things like the one or ones already mentioned.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Such is life, such as it is.
  • When applied to women, 'handsome' is used mostly of such as are middle-aged or elderly.
  • Such was her legal understanding that she navigated the negotiation with ease.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

9

adverb

Meaning 9

to so extreme a degree

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • he is such a baby
  • Such rich people!

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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.

Across languages

Translations

136 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: مِثْل (miṯl) — used to make a comparison with something implied by context
  • Arabic: هَكَذَا (hakaḏā) — used to make a comparison with something implied by context
  • Armenian: այդպիսի (aydpisi) — used to make a comparison with something implied by context
  • Azerbaijani: belə — used to make a comparison with something implied by context
  • Azerbaijani: elə — used to make a comparison with something implied by context
  • Belarusian: такі́ (takí) — used to make a comparison with something implied by context
  • Bhojpuri: अइसर (aisar) — used to make a comparison with something implied by context
  • Bulgarian: такъ́в (takǎ́v) — used to make a comparison with something implied by context
  • Catalan: tal — used to make a comparison with something implied by context
  • Chinese Mandarin: 這樣的 /这样的 (zhèyàng de) — used to make a comparison with something implied by context
  • Chinese Mandarin: 此類的 /此类的 (cǐlèi de) — used to make a comparison with something implied by context
  • Czech: takový — used to make a comparison with something implied by context
  • Danish: sådan — used to make a comparison with something implied by context
  • Dutch: zulk — used to make a comparison with something implied by context
  • Dutch: zo'n — used to make a comparison with something implied by context
  • Esperanto: tia — used to make a comparison with something implied by context
  • Estonian: selline — used to make a comparison with something implied by context
  • Estonian: niisugune — used to make a comparison with something implied by context
  • Faroese: slíkur — used to make a comparison with something implied by context
  • Finnish: sellainen — used to make a comparison with something implied by context
  • Finnish: moinen — used to make a comparison with something implied by context
  • French: tel — used to make a comparison with something implied by context
  • Galician: tal — used to make a comparison with something implied by context
  • Georgian: ასეთი (aseti) — used to make a comparison with something implied by context
  • Georgian: ამგვარი (amgvari) — used to make a comparison with something implied by context
  • Georgian: ამნაირი (amnairi) — used to make a comparison with something implied by context
  • Georgian: ამისთანა (amistana) — used to make a comparison with something implied by context
  • German: solch — used to make a comparison with something implied by context
  • German: derartig — used to make a comparison with something implied by context
  • German: so ein — used to make a comparison with something implied by context
  • Ancient Greek: οἷος (hoîos) — used to make a comparison with something implied by context
  • Ancient Greek: τοιοῦτος (toioûtos) — used to make a comparison with something implied by context
  • Hindi: ऐसा (aisā) — used to make a comparison with something implied by context
  • Hungarian: ilyen — used to make a comparison with something implied by context
  • Hungarian: olyan — used to make a comparison with something implied by context
  • Icelandic: þvílíkur — used to make a comparison with something implied by context
  • Ingrian: sellain — used to make a comparison with something implied by context
  • Ingrian: mokoma — used to make a comparison with something implied by context
  • Ingrian: semmoin — used to make a comparison with something implied by context
  • Irish: a leithéid de — used to make a comparison with something implied by context
  • Old Irish: ind inni seo — used to make a comparison with something implied by context
  • Italian: tale — used to make a comparison with something implied by context
  • Japanese: そのような (sono yō na) — used to make a comparison with something implied by context
  • Japanese: そんな (sonna) — used to make a comparison with something implied by context
  • Japanese: このような (kono yō na) — used to make a comparison with something implied by context
  • Japanese: こんな (konna) — used to make a comparison with something implied by context
  • Korean: 그런 (geureon) — used to make a comparison with something implied by context
  • Latgalian: itaids — used to make a comparison with something implied by context
  • Latin: talis — used to make a comparison with something implied by context
  • Latvian: tāds — used to make a comparison with something implied by context
  • Lithuanian: toks — used to make a comparison with something implied by context
  • Northern Mansi: тамле (tamle) — used to make a comparison with something implied by context
  • Mongolian: та́ков (tákov) — used to make a comparison with something implied by context
  • Pashto: داسې (dâse) — used to make a comparison with something implied by context
  • Persian: چنین (čonin) — used to make a comparison with something implied by context
  • Polish: taki — used to make a comparison with something implied by context
  • Portuguese: tal — used to make a comparison with something implied by context
  • Portuguese: assim — used to make a comparison with something implied by context
  • Romanian: așa — used to make a comparison with something implied by context
  • Romanian: astfel — used to make a comparison with something implied by context
  • Russian: тако́й (takój) — used to make a comparison with something implied by context
  • Russian: тако́в (takóv) — used to make a comparison with something implied by context
  • Russian: э́такий (étakij) — used to make a comparison with something implied by context
  • Scots: sic — used to make a comparison with something implied by context
  • Scots: sich — used to make a comparison with something implied by context
  • Serbo-Croatian: такав — used to make a comparison with something implied by context
  • Serbo-Croatian: takav — used to make a comparison with something implied by context
  • Slovak: taký — used to make a comparison with something implied by context
  • Slovene: tak — used to make a comparison with something implied by context
  • Slovene: takšen — used to make a comparison with something implied by context
  • Spanish: así — used to make a comparison with something implied by context
  • Spanish: tal — used to make a comparison with something implied by context
  • Spanish: semejante — used to make a comparison with something implied by context
  • Swedish: sådan — used to make a comparison with something implied by context
  • Thai: เช่นนี้ (chên née) — used to make a comparison with something implied by context
  • Turkish: böyle — used to make a comparison with something implied by context
  • Ukrainian: таки́й (takýj) — used to make a comparison with something implied by context
  • Urdu: ایسا (aisā) — used to make a comparison with something implied by context
  • Uzbek: shunday — used to make a comparison with something implied by context
  • Vietnamese: như thế — used to make a comparison with something implied by context
  • Dutch: een — used in official documents: any
  • German: ein — used in official documents: any
  • Hungarian: egy — used in official documents: any
  • Hungarian: bármely — used in official documents: any
  • Icelandic: sá — used in official documents: any
  • Irish: cibé — used in official documents: any
  • Irish: pé — used in official documents: any
  • Swedish: en — used in official documents: any
  • Czech: takový — used as an intensifier
  • Dutch: zo'n — used as an intensifier
  • Finnish: niin — used as an intensifier
  • Finnish: näin — used as an intensifier
  • Finnish: noin — used as an intensifier
  • Finnish: aikamoinen — used as an intensifier
  • French: tellement — used as an intensifier
  • Galician: tan — used as an intensifier
  • German: solch — used as an intensifier
  • German: so ein — used as an intensifier
  • Hungarian: ennyire — used as an intensifier
  • Hungarian: annyira — used as an intensifier
  • Icelandic: þvílíkur — used as an intensifier
  • Irish: a leithéid de — used as an intensifier
  • Pashto: داسې (dâse) — used as an intensifier
  • Polish: taki — used as an intensifier
  • Romanian: așa — used as an intensifier
  • Russian: тако́й (takój) — used as an intensifier
  • Northern Sami: ná — used as an intensifier
  • Scots: sic — used as an intensifier
  • Scots: sich — used as an intensifier
  • Spanish: tan — used as an intensifier
  • Spanish: qué — used as an intensifier
  • Swedish: sådan — used as an intensifier
  • Thai: เช่น (chên) — used as an intensifier
  • Turkish: böylesine — used as an intensifier
  • Turkish: bu kadar — used as an intensifier
  • Aragonese: tall — previously described
  • Bulgarian: такъ́в (takǎ́v) — previously described
  • Czech: takový — previously described
  • Dutch: zulk — previously described
  • French: tel — previously described
  • Galician: tal — previously described
  • German: solch — previously described
  • Ancient Greek: τοιοῦτος (toioûtos) — previously described
  • Hungarian: ilyen — previously described
  • Hungarian: olyan — previously described
  • Kashubian: taczi — previously described
  • Macedonian: та́квиот (tákviot) — previously described
  • Norwegian: sånn — previously described
  • Polish: taki — previously described
  • Russian: тако́й (takój) — previously described
  • Scots: sic — previously described
  • Scots: sich — previously described
  • Spanish: tal — previously described
  • Swedish: sådan — previously described
  • Swedish: sådant — previously described
  • Swedish: sådana — previously described