such

 
Pronunciation: /sʌtʃ/

determiner , predeterminer , & pronoun

  • 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 person we 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 adults the 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 English swilc, swylc; related to Dutch zulk, German solch, from the Germanic bases of so1 and alike