1of the type previously mentioned:I have been involved in many such courses [as predeterminer]:I longed to find a kindred spirit, and in him I thought I had found such a personwe were second-class citizens and they treated us as such
2 (such —— as/that) of the type about to be mentioned:there is no such thing as a free lunch [as predeterminer]:the farm is organized in such a way that it can be run by two adultsthe wound was such that I had to have stitches
3to so high a degree; so great (often used to emphasize a quality):this material is of such importance that it has a powerful bearing on the case [as predeterminer]:autumn’s such a beautiful season [as pronoun]:such is the elegance of his typeface that it is still a favourite of designers
Phrases
and such
and similar things:he had activities like the scouts and Sunday school and such
as such
[often with negative] in the exact sense of the word:it is possible to stay overnight here although there is no guest house as such
such-and-such
used to refer vaguely to a person or thing that does not need to be specified:so many enterprises to be sold by such-and-such a date
such as
1for example:wild flowers such as mountain pansy and wild thyme
2of a kind that; like:an event such as we’ve shared
3 archaic those who:such as alter in a moment, win not credit in a month
such as it is (or they are)
what little there is; for what it’s worth:the plot, such as it is, takes road movie form
such a one
such a person or thing:what was the reward for such a one as Fox?
such that
to the extent that:the linking of sentences such that they constitute a narrative
Origin:
Old Englishswilc, swylc; related to Dutch zulk, German solch, from the Germanic bases of so1 and alike
