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such

  [suhch]
Use such in a Sentence
–adjective
1. of the kind, character, degree, extent, etc., of that or those indicated or implied: Such a man is dangerous.
2. of that particular kind or character: The food, such as it was, was plentiful.
3. like or similar: tea, coffee, and such commodities.
4. (used with omission of an indication of comparison) of so extreme a kind; so great, good, bad, etc.: He is such a liar.
5. being as stated or indicated: Such is the case.
6. being the person or thing or the persons or things indicated: If any member be behind in his dues, such member shall be suspended.
7. definite but not specified; such and such: Allow such an amount for food and such an amount for rent.
–adverb
8. so; very; to such a degree: such pleasant people.
9. in such a way or manner.
–pronoun
10. such a person or thing or such persons or things: kings, princes, and such.
11. someone or something indicated or exemplified: He claims to be a friend but is not such.
—Idioms
12. as such. as 1 (def. 30).
13. such as,
a. of the kind specified: A plan such as you propose will never succeed.
b. for example: He considers quiet pastimes, such as reading and chess, a bore.
Origin:
bef. 900; ME such, swulch, suilch, OE swilc, swelc < Gmc *swa so 1 + *līko- like 1 ; c. G solch, ON slīkr, Goth swaleiks
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such   (sŭch)   
adj.  
    1. Of this kind: a single parent, one of many such people in the neighborhood.
    2. Of a kind specified or implied: a boy such as yourself.
    3. Of a degree or quality indicated: Their anxiety was such that they could not sleep.
    4. Of so extreme a degree or quality: never dreamed of such wealth.
    1. Of a degree or quality indicated: Their anxiety was such that they could not sleep.
    2. Of so extreme a degree or quality: never dreamed of such wealth.
adv.  
  1. To so extreme a degree; so: such beautiful flowers; such a funny character.
  2. Very; especially: She has been in such poor health lately.
pron.  
    1. Such a person or persons or thing or things: was the mayor and as such presided over the council; expected difficulties, and such occurred.
    2. Itself alone or within itself: Money as such will seldom bring total happiness.
  2. Someone or something implied or indicated: Such are the fortunes of war.
  3. Similar things or people; the like: pins, needles, and such.

[Middle English, from Old English swylc; see swo- in Indo-European roots.]
Usage Note: The adjective such is often followed by that when such is used to mean "of a degree or quality indicated," as in the sentence The demand of Feinberg's specialized services is such that he commands around $200,000 a month when he gets involved in a case. This example is acceptable to 87 percent of the Usage Panel. · The Panel does not, however, find the phrase such that to be an acceptable replacement for so that or in such a way that. A mere 12 percent approve of this usage in the sentence The products are packaged such that users can pick the components they need and add capabilities over time.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Such

Such\, a. [OE. such, sich, sech, sik, swich, swilch, swulch, swilc, swulc, AS. swelc, swilc, swylc; akin to OFries. selik, D. zulk, OS. sulic, OHG. sulih, solih, G. solch, Icel. sl[=i]kr, OSw. salik, Sw. slik, Dan. slig, Goth. swaleiks; originally meaning, so shaped. [root]192. See So, Like, a., and cf. Which.]

1. Of that kind; of the like kind; like; resembling; similar; as, we never saw such a day; -- followed by that or as introducing the word or proposition which defines the similarity, or the standard of comparison; as, the books are not such that I can recommend them, or, not such as I can recommend; these apples are not such as those we saw yesterday; give your children such precepts as tend to make them better.

And in his time such a conqueror That greater was there none under the sun. --Chaucer.

His misery was such that none of the bystanders could refrain from weeping. --Macaulay.

Note: The indefinite article a or an never precedes such, but is placed between it and the noun to which it refers; as, such a man; such an honor. The indefinite adjective some, several, one, few, many, all, etc., precede such; as, one such book is enough; all such people ought to be avoided; few such ideas were then held.

2. Having the particular quality or character specified.

That thou art happy, owe to God; That thou continuest such, owe to thyself. --Milton.

3. The same that; -- with as; as, this was the state of the kingdom at such time as the enemy landed. "[It] hath such senses as we have." --Shak.

4. Certain; -- representing the object as already particularized in terms which are not mentioned.

In rushed one and tells him such a knight Is new arrived. --Daniel.

To-day or to-morrow we will go into such a city, and continue there a year. --James iv. 13.

Note: Such is used pronominally. "He was the father of such as dwell in tents." --Gen. iv. 20. "Such as I are free in spirit when our limbs are chained." --Sir W. Scott. Such is also used before adjectives joined to substantives; as, the fleet encountered such a terrible storm that it put back. "Everything was managed with so much care, and such excellent order was observed." --De Foe.

Temple sprung from a family which . . . long after his death produced so many eminent men, and formed such distinguished alliances, that, etc. --Macaulay. Such is used emphatically, without the correlative.

Now will he be mocking: I shall have such a life. --Shak. Such was formerly used with numerals in the sense of times as much or as many; as, such ten, or ten times as many.

Such and such, or Such or such, certain; some; -- used to represent the object indefinitely, as already particularized in one way or another, or as being of one kind or another. "In such and such a place shall be my camp." --2 Kings vi. 8. "Sovereign authority may enact a law commanding such and such an action." --South.

Such like or character, of the like kind.

And many other such like things ye do. --Mark vii. 8.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : such
Spanish: tal(es), así, semejante, de este tipo,
German: solch,
Japanese: そのような
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such 
O.E. swylc, swilc from a P.Gmc. compound *swalikaz "so formed" (cf. O.S. sulik, O.N. slikr, O.Fris. selik, M.Du. selc, Du. zulk, O.H.G. sulih, Ger. solch, Goth. swaleiks), from swa "so" (see so) + *likan "form," source of O.E. gelic "similar" (see like). Colloquial suchlike (1422) is pleonastic.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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