pronoun
whom
The object form of who, especially in formal writing or speech.
To whom should I address this letter of recommendation?
Etymology
Whom continues an inflected form of the old interrogative pronoun. Modern formal grammar uses it for object rather than subject position.
More examples
- Whom do you trust to handle the negotiations?
- The colleague with whom I share an office is retiring.
- She is the person whom we all admire.
Similar words
- who
- Often replaces whom in informal questions and relative clauses.