such definition - Dictionary

Dictionary

such [ such ]

adjective

Definition:

1. of particular kind: of the kind mentioned or understood from the context

I've never heard such nonsense.

2. so much: to so great an extent or degree

Don't be such a fool.

adverb

Definition:

very: extremely or to a great degree

I had never seen such gorgeous flowers.

pron

Definition:

this: this, or something of this kind

Such was his fate.

[ Old English swilc< Germanic, "so formed"]

such as used for giving an example

desert plants such as cacti

such ... as used for making comparisons

It wasn't such a good holiday as we thought it would be.

such as it is being what it is and no more

Word Usage


	such ... as or such ... that? We are such stuff as dreams are made on (Shakespeare, The Tempest, Act 4, scene 1, modernized spelling). In sentences of this type such is followed by as and not by a relative pronoun that, who, etc.: The federal government has only such powers as [not that] are given to it by the states. However, the construction such ... that ... indicates the consequence of a stated circumstance: The flooding has caused such hardship that the region will need a great deal of government aid.