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Universal Words determiner, pronoun 1 of the type already mentioned: They had been invited to a Hindu wedding and were not sure what happened on such occasions. * He said he didn't have time or made some such excuse. * She longed to find somebody who understood her problems, and in him she thought she had found such a person. * We were second-class citizens and they treated us as such. * Accountants were boring. Such (= that) was her opinion before meeting Ian! 2 of the type that you are just going to mention: There is no such thing as a free lunch. * Such advice as he was given (= he was given very little advice) has proved almost worthless. * The knot was fastened in such a way that it was impossible to undo. * The damage was such that it would cost thousands to repair. 3 ~ (is, was, etc.) sth that... used to emphasize the great degree of sth: This issue was of such importance that we could not afford to ignore it. * Why are you in such a hurry? * (informal) It's such a beautiful day! * (formal) Such is the elegance of this typeface that it is still a favourite of designers. IDIOMS ...and such and similar things or people: The centre offers activities like canoeing and sailing and such. as such as the word is usually understood; in the exact sense of the word: The new job is not a promotion as such but it has good prospects. * 'Well, did they offer it to you?' 'No, not as such, but they said I had a good chance.' such as 1 for example: Wild flowers such as orchids and primroses are becoming rare. * 'There are loads of things to do.' 'Such as?' (= give me an example) 2 of a kind that; like: Opportunities such as this did not come every day. such as it is / they are used to say that there is not much of sth or that it is of poor quality: The food, such as it was, was served at nine o'clock.