sʌtʃ adj. & pron. --adj. 1 (often foll. by as) of
the kind or
degree in
question or
under consideration (such a
person; such
people; people such as these). 2 (usu. foll. by as to + infin. or
that + clause) so
great; in such
high degree (not such a fool as to
believe them;
had such a
fright that he fainted). 3 of a
more than normal kind or degree (we had such an
enjoyable evening; such
horrid language). 4 of the kind or degree
already indicated, or implied by the
context (there are no such things; such is life). 5
Law or
formal the aforesaid; of the aforesaid kind. --pron. 1 the
thing or
action in question or referred to (such
were his words; such
was not my intention). 2 a
Commerce or colloq. the aforesaid thing or things;
it,
they, or them (those
without tickets
should purchase such). b
similar things;
suchlike (brought sandwiches
and such). øas such as
being what has been indicated or named (a
stranger is welcomed as such;
there is no
theatre as such). such-and-such --adj. of a
particular kind but not needing to be specified. --n. a person or thing of
this kind. such-and-such a person
someone;
so-and-so. such as 1 of a kind that; like (a person such as we
all admire). 2
for example (insects, such as moths and bees). 3
those who (such as don't
need help). such as it is
despite its shortcomings (you are
welcome to it, such as it is). such a
one 1 (usu. foll. by as) such a person or such a thing. 2
archaic some person or thing
unspecified. [OE swilc, swylc f. Gmc:
cf. LIKE(1)]