such
English
/sʌt͡ʃ/
det
Definitions
- (demonstrative) Like this, that, these, those; used to make a comparison with something implied by context.
- (particularly used in formal documents) Any.
- Used as an intensifier; roughly equivalent to very much of.
- (obsolete) A certain; representing the object as already particularized in terms which are not mentioned.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English such inherited from Old English swelċ inherited from Proto-Germanic *swalīkaz (such, so formed, so like) affix from English so (so) + English like (lich, body).
Origin
English
like
Gloss
lich, body
Concept
Semantic Field
The body
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
身, 体
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- also English
- belike English
- beliked English
- dislike English
- forelike English
- howso English
- insomuch English
- liddat English
- likable English
- likam English
- like English
- like-cultured English
- like-gendered English
- like-minded English
- like-positioned English
- likeability English
- likeable English
- likeful English
- likeless English
- likely English
- liken English
- likeness English
- liker English
- likesome English
- likest English
- liketh English
- likewise English
- likeworthy English
- liking English
- likish English
- mislike English
- none English
- nonesuch English
- plainlike English
- say-so English
- semilike English
- so English
- so that English
- so-called English
- so-so English
- sobeit English
- soever English
- some English
- somesuch English
- suchlike English
- suchly English
- suchness English
- suchwise English
- unlikable English
- unlike English
- up so down English
- upside down English
- whereso English
- which English
- Like German
- liken German
- solch German
- lájkol Hungarian
- liken Dutch, Flemish
- zulk Dutch, Flemish
- zulks Dutch, Flemish
- лайк Russian
- лайкать Russian
- лайкнуть Russian
- likear Spanish, Castilian
- *-līkaz Proto-Germanic
- *swa Proto-Germanic
- *swalīkaz Proto-Germanic
- slik Swedish
- lajk Polish
- swelc Old English
- swelce Old English
- swelċ Old English
- liken Middle English
- so Middle English
- such Middle English
- suchewyse Middle English
- slíkr Old Norse
- like Danish
- slig Danish
- slíkur Icelandic
- لایک Persian
- leicio Welsh
- sulc Middle Dutch
- sulih Old High German
- ilike Tagalog
- 𐍃𐍅𐌰𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃 Gothic
- sulich Old Dutch
- sulik Old Dutch
- sulik Old Saxon
- slīker Old Swedish
- suk Old Frisian
- laik Tok Pisin
- laikim Tok Pisin
- suk Saterland Frisian
- leki Sranan Tongo
- laik Nigerian Pidgin
- so
- like
- none
- also
- some
- likam
- liker
- liken
- which
- howso
- so-so
- liddat
- liking
- likish
- likest
- unlike
- likely
- sobeit
- soever
- say-so
- belike
- liketh
- suchly
- whereso
- so that
- beliked
- dislike
- mislike
- likeful
- likable
- suchlike
- nonesuch
- likeless
- semilike
- somesuch
- insomuch
- suchness
- likesome
- likeable
- suchwise
- forelike
- likeness
- likewise
- plainlike
- unlikable
- so-called
- likeworthy
- up so down
- upside down
- likeability
- like-minded
- like-cultured
- like-gendered
- like-positioned