How to pronounce whom

Say it like this: /hum/. Listen to real recordings below and compare how it sounds in different accents.

British/huːm/

What does whom mean?

pronWhat person or people; which person or people.

“Whom did you ask?”

As the object of a preposition.

“To whom are you referring?”

Used to refer to a previously mentioned person or people.

“He's a person with whom I work (defining)”

Practise saying whom out loud with your AI English tutor, or look up any other word.

Look up more words

Other words to practise

white who whole wholesale whose why wide wife

Pronunciations and meanings from Wiktionary via kaikki.org, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Recordings by Wikimedia Commons contributors. This page is shared under the same license.