What does “such” mean?
- 1
determinerused to make a noun phrase stronger
It was such a beautiful day.
- 2
determinerof the type already mentioned or about to be mentioned
I’ve never heard such a story.
Such at a glance
- Part of speech
- determiner
- CEFR level
- A2 (elementary)
- Pronunciation
- /sʌtʃ/ · SUCH
How to use “such” correctly
Use “such a” + adjective + singular noun (“such a good idea”), and “so” + adjective alone (“so good”).
Common phrases with “such”
- such as
- such a
- no such thing
- such that
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