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such (iou)



such demonstr. adjective (in mod. usage also classed as a determiner), adverb, & pronoun. .

A. demonstr. adjective.
I.
Of the kind, degree, or category previously specified or implied contextually. Preceding the noun & any indef. article (arch., also with indef. article omitted), or pred. OE.
T. Hardy His wife, who seemed accustomed to such remarks. N. O. Brown Such is the demonic energy with which Swift pursues his vision. I. Murdoch She needed him, unless the horror should now place her beyond such needs. C. P. Snow Such a passion was very rare.
Of the same kind or degree as something previously specified or implied contextually; of that kind; similar. arch. exc. with preceding numeral or indef. adjective (determiner), any, no, many, etc. OE.
M. Beresford One such district is the plain of Lancashire. American Speech The notes..include references to some such studies.
pred. Of the character previously specified by a preceding adjective, so. (Used to avoid repetition.) arch. OE.
Dryden A heroic poem, truly such. C. Kingsley Thought himself as good as his brother (though he was not such).
II.
Of the kind, degree, category being or about to be specified. Preceding a noun & any indef. article and foll. by as, or in such as..such. OE.
G. Burnet The electress..was forced to submit to such terms as were imposed on her. M. Elphinstone Barbarity such as his was unexampled among princes. Sir W. Scott Such prisoners from whom he was desirous of extorting..information. Mrs Alexander Deering could not endure the companionship of such a man as Vincent. M. Dickens Such jobs as he did..barely kept him in drink. I. McEwan Metallic sounds such as cutlery makes.
Having a specified or implied quality to an intense degree; so great, splendid, marvellous, etc. Freq. with consequence expr. (now only with that or as to do or be). ME.
R. Curzon Cool and delicious, and there were such quantities of them. Law Times Allowing..property to fall into such a state of disrepair that it was impossible to let. A. Bierce He..had borne himself with such gallantry as to attract the attention of..officers. J. B. Priestley You never told us it was such a show place. I. McEwan Agreements..enabled them to move through so many topics with such patience. J. C. Oates Fairchild's finger span is such that..he can grip a basketball in his..hand.
III.
Of a particular kind, degree, or category not requiring to be or not being specified. Freq. in such-and-such below. LME.
E. A. Freeman The form always is that the King grants the bishopric or abbacy to such a person.
b. adverb. To a specified or implied extent; to the extent that; in such a manner that; so (that). OE.
T. Hardy She had won such high opinion from a stranger. J. Steinbeck It would not have been good to eat such fine things openly. G. Vidal Such a simple statement invited a straight question. M. Puzo It was because I had such few friends. H. Secombe It had been such a long time. Review of English Studies Herbert carefully structures his poems such that their..ambiguities..duplicate the opacity of the world in general.
C. pronoun.
The person(s) or thing(s) specified or implied contextually; spec. the aforesaid thing or things; it, they, them; that, those. OE.
R. Sutcliff Such of the group who had no business there melted away. T. Mallon Cliches get to be such..by being true. E. Gellner The theory of knowledge, or what I hold to be such. K. Vonnegut My wife..my second such, died two years ago.
A person or thing of the same kind previously specified or (with as or other rel. pronoun) about to be specified. OE.
R. Macaulay The tea-shops were crowded with the continuous eating of such as Mavis. T. Hardy A plain soldier..and we know what women think of such.
Phrases (of adjective, adverb, & pronoun): and such similar people or things. as such: see AS adverb etc. in such a wise, in such wise arch. in such a manner, so. no such thing nothing of the kind. no such luck: see LUCK noun. other such: see OTHER adjective etc. such-and-such adjective & pronoun (a) adjective of a particular kind but not needing to be specified (such-and-such a person, someone, so-and-so); (b) pronoun a person or thing of this kind. such another: see ANOTHER 1. such a one (a) such a person or thing (as); (b) arch. some person or thing unspecified. such as for example; (see also senses 4, 5a, b, 6 above). such as it is, such as they are, etc., despite its, their, etc., shortcomings. until such time as, until such time that until the time when.
suchness noun (a) (now chiefly Philosophy) the condition or quality of being such; quality; (b) Buddhism = TATHATA: OE.
suchwise adverb (arch. rare) [from in such wise above] in such a manner LME.