whom Meaning, Definition & Usage

Whom pronoun

Etymology

OE. wham, AS. dative hwam, hwm. See Who.

Definitions

1. The objective case of who. See Who. ✍ In Old English, whom was also commonly used as a dative. Cf. Him.

   And every grass that groweth upon root She shall eke know, and whom it will do boot. Chaucer.