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Webster 1913 Edition
Such
Such
,Adj.
1.
Of that kind; of the like kind; like; resembling; similar;
as, we never saw
; – followed by that or as introducing the word or proposition which defines the similarity, or the standard of comparison; such
a dayas, the books are not
. such
that I can recommend them, or, not such
as I can recommend; these apples are not such
as those we saw yesterday; give your children such
precepts as tend to make them betterAnd in his time
That greater was there none under the sun.
such
a conquerorThat greater was there none under the sun.
Chaucer.
His misery was
such
that none of the bystanders could refrain from weeping. Macaulay.
☞ The indefinite article a or an never precedes such, but is placed between it and the noun to which it refers; as, such a man; such an honor. The indefinite adjective some, several, one, few, many, all, etc., precede such; as, one such book is enough; all such people ought to be avoided; few such ideas were then held.
2.
Having the particular quality or character specified.
That thou art happy, owe to God;
That thou continuest
That thou continuest
such
, owe to thyself. Milton.
3.
The same that; – with as;
“[It] hath such senses as we have.” as, this was the state of the kingdom at
. such
time as the enemy landedShak.
4.
Certain; – representing the object as already particularized in terms which are not mentioned.
In rushed one and tells him
Is new arrived.
such
a knightIs new arrived.
Daniel.
To-day or to-morrow we will go into
such
a city, and continue there a year. James iv. 13.
☞ Such is used pronominally. “He was the father of such as dwell in tents.”
Gen. iv. 20.
“Such as I are free in spirit when our limbs are chained.” Sir W. Scott.
Such is also used before adjectives joined to substantives; as, the fleet encountered such a terrible storm that it put back. “Everything was managed with so much care, and such excellent order was observed.” De Foe.
Temple sprung from a family which . . . long after his death produced so many eminent men, and formed
Such is used emphatically, without the correlative.such
distinguished alliances, that, etc. Macaulay.
Now will he be mocking:
I shall have
Such was formerly used with numerals in the sense of times as much or as many; as, such ten , or ten times as many.I shall have
such
a life. Shakespeare
Such and such
, or Such or such
certain; some; – used to represent the object indefinitely, as already particularized in one way or another, or as being of one kind or another.
“In such and such a place shall be my camp.” 2 Kings vi. 8.
“Sovereign authority may enact a law commanding such and such an action.” South.
– Such like
or Such character
of the like kind.
And many other
such like
things ye do. Mark vii. 8.
Webster 1828 Edition
Such
SUCH
, a.1.
Of that kind; of the like kind. We never saw such a day; we have never had such a time as the present.It has as before the thing to which it relates. Give your children such precepts as tend to make them wiser and better.
It is to be noted that the definitive adjective a, never precedes such, but is placed between it and the noun to which it refers; as such a man; such an honor.
2.
The same that. This was the state of the kingdom at such time as the enemy landed.3.
The same as what has been mentioned. That thou art happy, owe to God;
That thou continu'st such, owe to thyself.
4.
Referring to what has been specified. I have commanded my servant to be at such a place.5.
Such and such, is used in reference to a person or place of a certain kind. The sovereign authority may enact a law, commanding such and such an action.
Definition 2025
súch
súch
Irish
Adjective
súch
Synonyms
Derived terms
Terms derived from súch
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Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| súch | shúch after an, tsúch |
unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||