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How to spell whom

Whom is spelled W-H-O-M.

What it means: Which person, used as the object of a verb or preposition.

In a sentence: To whom does this cute puppy belong? ▶

Same family: who, whoever, whomever, whose, who's. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: “Whom” comes from Old English “hwām” or “hwone,” older forms of “who” used when the person is the object, not the subject. Over time, everyday English has increasingly preferred “who,” so “whom” now sounds formal or old-fashioned in many situations.

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